Fiona Caldicott
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Dame Fiona Caldicott, DBE
, FRCPsych
, FRCP
, FRCPI
, FRCGP
, FMedSci
, is a psychiatrist and psychotherapist and, previously, Principal of Somerville College, Oxford
.
She is a Pro Vice-Chancellor, Personnel and Equal Opportunities, of the University of Oxford
and chairs its Personnel Committee. She is a non-executive director of the John Radcliffe Hospital
s NHS Trust and immediate past President of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy.
She was the first woman to be President of the Royal College of Psychiatrists
(1993–96) and its first woman Dean (1990–93).
. She studied medicine at St Hilda's College, Oxford
and qualified with BM BCh in 1966.
of England and Wales owing to increasing concern about the ways in which patient information is used in the NHS of England and Wales
and the need to ensure that confidentiality is not undermined. Such concern was largely due to the development of information technology
in the service, and its capacity to disseminate information about patients rapidly and extensively.
In 1996, guidance on "the protection and use of patient information" was promulgated and there was a need to promote awareness of it at all levels in the NHS. It did not affect Scotland originally but they have recently adopted it. A main committee was set up under Fiona Caldicott's Chair and there were four separate working groups; the committee was known as the Caldicott Committee.
The Caldicott Committee ... was [responsible] to review all patient-identifiable information, which passes from NHS
organisations to other NHS or non-NHS bodies for purposes other than direct care, medical research, or where there is a statutory requirement for information. The committee was to consider each flow of patient-identifiable information and was to advise the NHS Executive whether patient identification was justified by the purpose and whether action to minimise risks of breach of confidentiality was desirable—for example, reduction, elimination, or separate storage of items of information.
The Caldicott Report
was published in December 1997.
Order of the British Empire
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, FRCPsych
Royal College of Psychiatrists
The Royal College of Psychiatrists is the main professional organisation of psychiatrists in the United Kingdom responsible for representing psychiatrists, psychiatric research and providing public information about mental health problems...
, FRCP
Royal College of Physicians
The Royal College of Physicians of London was founded in 1518 as the College of Physicians by royal charter of King Henry VIII in 1518 - the first medical institution in England to receive a royal charter...
, FRCPI
Royal College of Physicians of Ireland
The Royal College of Physicians of Ireland , was founded in 1654 and is a postgraduate medical organisation comprising Members and Fellows...
, FRCGP
Royal College of General Practitioners
The Royal College of General Practitioners is the professional body for general practitioners in the United Kingdom. The RCGP represents and supports GPs on key issues including licensing, education, training, research and clinical standards. It is the largest of the medical royal colleges, with...
, FMedSci
Academy of Medical Sciences
The Academy of Medical Sciences is the United Kingdom's national academy of medical sciences. It was established in 1998 on the recommendation of a group that was chaired by Michael Atiyah. Its president is John Irving Bell....
, is a psychiatrist and psychotherapist and, previously, Principal of Somerville College, Oxford
Somerville College, Oxford
Somerville College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in England, and was one of the first women's colleges to be founded there...
.
She is a Pro Vice-Chancellor, Personnel and Equal Opportunities, of the University of Oxford
University of Oxford
The University of Oxford is a university located in Oxford, United Kingdom. It is the second-oldest surviving university in the world and the oldest in the English-speaking world. Although its exact date of foundation is unclear, there is evidence of teaching as far back as 1096...
and chairs its Personnel Committee. She is a non-executive director of the John Radcliffe Hospital
John Radcliffe Hospital
The John Radcliffe Hospital is a large tertiary teaching hospital in Oxford, England.It is the main teaching hospital for Oxford University and Oxford Brookes University. As such, it is a well-developed centre of medical research. It also incorporates the Medical School of the University of Oxford....
s NHS Trust and immediate past President of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy.
She was the first woman to be President of the Royal College of Psychiatrists
Royal College of Psychiatrists
The Royal College of Psychiatrists is the main professional organisation of psychiatrists in the United Kingdom responsible for representing psychiatrists, psychiatric research and providing public information about mental health problems...
(1993–96) and its first woman Dean (1990–93).
Early life
Caldicott was born on 12 January 1941, daughter of Joseph Soesan and Elisabeth (née Ransley). She was schooled at City of London School for GirlsCity of London School for Girls
City of London School for Girls is a girls' independent school located in the City of London, United Kingdom. It is sister school of the City of London School and the City of London Freemen's School .-History:The school was founded by William Ward in 1894...
. She studied medicine at St Hilda's College, Oxford
St Hilda's College, Oxford
St Hilda's College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in England.The college was founded in 1893 as a hall for women, and remained an all-women's college until 2006....
and qualified with BM BCh in 1966.
Caldicott Committee
A review was commissioned by the Chief Medical OfficerChief Medical Officer
There are four Chief Medical Officers in the United Kingdom who are appointed to advise their respective governments on health related matters: Her Majesty's Government, the Northern Ireland Executive, the Scottish Government and the Welsh Assembly Government...
of England and Wales owing to increasing concern about the ways in which patient information is used in the NHS of England and Wales
National Health Service
The National Health Service is the shared name of three of the four publicly funded healthcare systems in the United Kingdom. They provide a comprehensive range of health services, the vast majority of which are free at the point of use to residents of the United Kingdom...
and the need to ensure that confidentiality is not undermined. Such concern was largely due to the development of information technology
Information technology
Information technology is the acquisition, processing, storage and dissemination of vocal, pictorial, textual and numerical information by a microelectronics-based combination of computing and telecommunications...
in the service, and its capacity to disseminate information about patients rapidly and extensively.
In 1996, guidance on "the protection and use of patient information" was promulgated and there was a need to promote awareness of it at all levels in the NHS. It did not affect Scotland originally but they have recently adopted it. A main committee was set up under Fiona Caldicott's Chair and there were four separate working groups; the committee was known as the Caldicott Committee.
The Caldicott Committee ... was [responsible] to review all patient-identifiable information, which passes from NHS
National Health Service
The National Health Service is the shared name of three of the four publicly funded healthcare systems in the United Kingdom. They provide a comprehensive range of health services, the vast majority of which are free at the point of use to residents of the United Kingdom...
organisations to other NHS or non-NHS bodies for purposes other than direct care, medical research, or where there is a statutory requirement for information. The committee was to consider each flow of patient-identifiable information and was to advise the NHS Executive whether patient identification was justified by the purpose and whether action to minimise risks of breach of confidentiality was desirable—for example, reduction, elimination, or separate storage of items of information.
The Caldicott Report
Caldicott Report
A review was commissioned in 1997 by the Chief Medical Officer of England "owing to increasing concern about the ways in which patient information is being used in the NHS in England and Wales and the need to ensure that confidentiality is not undermined...
was published in December 1997.