Caldicott Guardian | 8th October 2026

This one day All You Need to Know course takes you through the role of the Caldicott Guardian the Caldicott Guardian principles, and/or staff who work in support of the role.

We cover role specific topics, and walk through the challenges of information sharing for direct care as well as the relationship between the Senior Information Risk Owner, Data Protection Officer and the Information Governance team.

We will look at best practices for reporting to the Board or Governing Body and implementing the Caldicott reviews across the organisation.

Leadership Through Data works with the UK Caldicott Guardian Council to ensure the level of our course meets their requirements set out by the Council, the CG Manual and the Data Security and Protection toolkit.
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6 hours in total

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Caldicott Guardian Training Course

This one day All You Need to Know course takes you through the role of the Caldicott Guardian the Caldicott Guardian principles, and/or staff who work in support of the role.

We cover role specific topics, and walk through the challenges of information sharing for direct care as well as the relationship between the Senior Information Risk Owner, Data Protection Officer and the Information Governance team.

We will look at best practices for reporting to the Board or Governing Body and implementing the Caldicott reviews across the organisation.

Leadership Through Data works with the UK Caldicott Guardian Council to ensure the level of our course meets their requirements set out by the Council, the CG Manual and the Data Security and Protection toolkit.

Who should attend?

This course is for Caldicott Guardians that are looking for an introduction course to the Caldicott Guardian role. Delegates would include Information Governance Professionals, Caldicott Guardians and their deputies, Data Protection Officers or anyone working in support of the Caldicott Guardian role.

Course Overview

What you will learn from the course:

  • Understand the role of a Caldicott Guardian 
  • Review the National Data Guardians’ reports and relevant standards 
  • Understand the legal framework surround the Caldicott Guardian role 
  • Complete role-based scenarios to support learning, covering topics such as Information Sharing, Subject Access Requests and Public Interest  

The day will cover the following topics:

  • The Caldicott Principles.
  • Strict need to know basis means
  • The role of the Caldicott Guardian and responsibilities
  • Working Relationships; Caldicott Guardian vs Senior Information Risk Owner (SIRO) & Data Protection Officer (DPO).
  • Support for the Caldicott Guardian
  • National Data Reviews and the Data Security Standards.
  • What is the Data Security and Protection Toolkit?
  • The importance of Leadership in the Caldicott Guardian role.
  • Scenario: Data Breach – Inappropriate Access.
  • Scenarios: Sharing Information
  • Sharing for Direct care, Subject Access Request, Disclosure, Public Interest.
  • Discussion; Anonymisation, Pseudonymisation and Encryption.
  • What the Caldicott Guardian did next?
  • What can you do to protect yourself?
  • The Legal Framework.
  • What is Personal and Special Category Data?

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