IGARD is now meeting twice a week to meet coronavirus (COVID-19) as urgent requirements.
We are prioritising requests for data in respect of COVID-19 as urgent requirements. This means that other applications or enquiries may unfortunately be delayed.
If you have any immediate concerns, please contact your case officer directly or email enquiries@nhsdigital.nhs.uk referencing DARS in the subject field.
We aim to improve transparency, accountability, quality and consistency through robust, independent scrutiny of NHS Digital data distributions, as well as providing a voice for stakeholders and the public.
IGARD also makes general recommendations or observations to NHS Digital about their processes, policies and procedures, including transparency measures such as registers.
NHS Digital takes the importance of information governance very seriously. Controls and procedures are in place to make sure we demonstrate the highest standard of stewardship and governance of the information we handle. NHS Digital makes sure that our processes are appropriate for governing the receipt, processing and publication of data that does not compromise confidentiality and maximises the use of information.
IGARD independently assesses applications for data. This ensures that the use of patient data within research, academia, the public and private sector is done in controlled environments, where any risks of disclosure are minimised.
IGARD is made up of a panel of independent specialist and lay members. Find out more about our members.
The next meeting dates are:
The minutes from each IGARD meeting are published within a week of the following IGARD meeting. We publish a rolling 6 months of meeting minutes. If you have any questions, or if you need minutes from older IGARD or DAAG meetings, please email the IGARD Secretariat at IGARD@nhs.net.
May 2020
28 May minutes will be published as following the 12 June meeting.
April 2020
March 2020
February 2020
January 2020
December 2019
November 2019
28 November
21 November
14 November
7 November
October 2019
31 October
17 October
10 October
3 October
September 2019
26 September
19 September
12 September
August 2019
29 August
15 August
8 August
1 August
July 2019
25 July
18 July
11 July
4 July
June 2019
May 2019
April 2019
March 2019
February 2019
January 2019
December 2018
November 2018
October 2018
September 2018
August 2018
July 2018
June 2018
28 June 2018
21 June 2018
14 June 2018
7 June 2018
May 2018
24 May 2018
17 May 2018
10 May 2018
3 May 2018
April 2018
26 April 2018
March 2018
22 March 2018
15 March 2018
8 March 2018
1 March 2018
February 2018
22 February 2018
15 February 2018
8 February 2018
1 February 2018
January 2018
25 January 2018
18 January 2018
11 January 2018
December 2017
21 December 2017
14 December 2017
7 December 2017
November 2017
16 November 2017
9 November 2017
2 November 2017
October 2017
19 October 2017
12 October 2017
5 October 2017
September 2017
28 September 2017
21 September 2017
14 September 2017
The Data Access Request Service (DARS) can offer clinicians, researchers and commissioners the data required to help improve NHS services. We handle applications, process data and provide access to specific sets of data when requests are approved.