There are a number of white papers providing further background information on many subjects. To access the top 15 papers or for a complete list use the menu tabs above. To download a document simply click on the green title and complete the form.
- Operational and Reputational Risk
Risks in running organisations are managed by good procedures and practices. However there is a category of risk where by their very nature, they either cannot be easily legislated for, or they are so amorphous that an organisation simply overlooks them or they do not know how to identify them in the first place. For example; risks of an operation or working practice failing i.e. 'Operational Risk' or an event leading to bad publicity and the resulting loss of reputation i.e. 'Reputational Risk'. With these risks little legislation or regulation exists.
It is in this area of what are often referred to as soft risks that organisations are becoming increasingly aware of recognising that action is overdue. Many believe themselves to be resilient against the clearly defined hard risks but are now seeking help and support to understand, quantify and mitigate the soft risks they are vulnerable to.
This white paper aims to de-mystify soft risk and more importantly explain why every organisation needs a policy to provide a cost effective resilience against them.
- The role of Information in Enterprise Application Integration and Middleware
- Delivering joined up services offers huge benefits to the citizen but will require authorities to make significant changes to become more flexible in the way they work. That flexibility will extend to the way that they manage information. This paper discuss the issues and approach to implementation EAI, Middleware, anf the role of corporate information management.
- The Role of Corporate Information Management in a Council Strategy
- The Government IT Strategy remarks that corporate services and infrastructure are seen as the Cinderella resulting in the public sector being significantly behind the private sector in efficiency and effectiveness. Information management can be seen as the Cinderella within ICT departments. Information is probably the second most valuable asset in a Council after its staff. Too often this asset is managed by individuals or departments in their own silos. The ability to to deliver more efficient services will be constrained until the importance of information as an asset is recognised. This paper examine these issues.
- This Paper assesses both International, European and country compliance legislation
- In-Form Consult was awarded a contract by SONY to develop a European Compliance White Paper that assesses both International, European and country compliance legislation. The white paper identifies the demanding requirements of the legislation in both the public and private sector for cost effective and reliable storage for the long term management of business information. In-Form Consult partnered with leading Information Management experts across Europe including SERDA SA and Project Consult Gmbh and other national experts in producing the report.
- Advanced EDRM Assessment Programme
- Applying the principles of electronic records management to a policy making and service led environment. This paper employs why Doing nothing is not a solution, nor is a tick box mentality appropriate.
- DLM Forum - Revising MoReq: A Report on the Scoping of MoReq2
- Richard Blake's (The National Archives of the UK) presentation on behalf of the DLM Forum regarding the development of MoReq2.
- The Records Management: NHS Code of practice. Part 1
- The Records Management: NHS Code of Practice is a guide to the required standards of practice in the management of records for those who work within or under contract to NHS organisations in England. It is based on current legal requirements and professional best practice.
This code of practice replaces:
* HSC 1999/053 - For the record
* HSC 1998/217 - Preservation, retention and destruction of GP general medical services records relating to patients (replacement for FHSL (94)(30))
* HSC 1998/153 - Using electronic patient records in hospitals: Legal requirements and good practice
The code provides a key component of information governance arrangements for the NHS. This is an evolving document because standards and practice covered by the code will change over time. It will therefore be subject to regular review and updated as necessary.
The guidelines contained in this code of practice apply to NHS records of all types (including records of NHS patients treated on behalf of the NHS in the private healthcare sector) regardless of the media on which they are held.
