Policy leader
Example roles/ organisations
Department of Health
Regional/local health agencies
Health regulators
Policy officers
Responsibilities in health data governance
Accountable for the full policy cycle, from development to implementation and optimisation
Creates the policies, strategies, and legislative/operational frameworks within which other stakeholders operate (regionally, nationally and internationally)
Oversees compliance and enforcement of policies
Why data governance matters to them
Data governance will support:
the development of new policy decisions based on insights gained from good quality data
Key relationships that these stakeholders need to form and manage
Policy leaders must work with government leaders to establish regulatory oversight through policy and legislative instruments. They must work with health system leaders and health data partners to build a policy environment that can support innovation through the better use of health data.
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