ABSTRACT
In the literature on handling of patient data there are several different titles for persons to whom the responsibilities for data protection, confidentiality and data security are assigned e.g. Caldicott Guardian, Information Governance Lead, Caldicott lead, data protection lead, data protection officer, and information security officer. These job titles often lack clear distinctions of their specific roles as they have very similar responsibilities with significant overlaps. This chapter utilizes the term 'Caldicott Guardian' as it has been established since 1997 and re-defines the person specifications and job responsibilities specific for the needs of a primary health care team (PHCT). However, whatever job title is chosen it is of the utmost importance that it should be very clear from within and outside the PHCT who is in charge of data protection, confidentiality and data security for our PHCT.
