Below you will find details on who is in the team, what services we provide and how to contact us.

  • Jeanie Hedley, Head of Information Governance and Data Protection Officer
  • Jean Algeo, Records Manager
  • Michelle Sabatina, Records Co-ordinator
  • Elaine Prendergast, Audit Facilitator
  • Kevin Harris, Clinical Coding Lead
  • Marian Coyne, Clinical Coder
  • Laura Bow, Information Security Co-ordinator
  • Giovanni Cerisola, Information Governance Co-ordinator
  • Helen Carroll, Information Governance Officer (Access to Records)
  • Julie Goodwin, Information Governance Officer (Access to Records)
  • Catherine Draper, Information Governance Officer (Freedom of Information)

The team provides advice and support on Information Governance and records issues across the Trust. We also handle all Subject Access Requests (SAR), access to records requests and Freedom of Information requests on behalf of the Trust and undertake the inpatient clinical coding. Our remit covers:

  • Access to records (including the courts, deceased patients, police, etc.)
  • Caldicott Principles
  • Care and corporate records (including record-keeping and records management)
  • Clinical coding
  • Confidentiality
  • Data Protection
  • Freedom of Information
  • Information Governance (including general enquiries; policies, procedures and guidance; etc.)
  • Information incidents and breaches
  • Information risk management
  • Information security
  • Information sharing
  • Subject Access Requests (SAR)
  • Training

We are now employed by Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust and are part of their Informatics Services that provides information governance and records services to both Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust and North West Boroughs Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust.

The majority of our staff are currently continuing to work remotely from home due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Those staff still working on site are based in the porta-cabin (located behind The Pavilion) at Hollins Park Hospital, Warrington.

Area Details
Access to Records 

Accesstorecords@nwbh.nhs.uk

01925 664844 (answer phone available)

01925 664022

​Clinical Coding

Kevin.Harris@nwbh.nhs.uk

01925 664482

​Freedom of Information

FOI@nwbh.nhs.uk (preferred method of contact)

01925 664465

​Information Governance

IG@nwbh.nhs.uk (preferred method of contact)

01925 664485

​Information Security

IG@nwbh.nhs.uk (preferred method of contact)

01925 664485

​Records Management

Records@nwbh.nhs.uk (preferred method of contact)

01925 664895

01925 664849