Christopher Fincken

Dr. Christopher was a Caldicott Guardian for over ten years in an Acute NHS Hospital Trust serving a cathedral city and large rural population. He then volunteered as a Caldicott Guardian for Marie Curie Cancer Care, the leading UK charity which provides home nursing care and hospice care for people with a terminal illness. He is also an independent member of the National Information Governance Committee of the Care Quality Commission (NIGC – CQC).

Christopher represented UKCCG on the NHS Protect Strategy Implementation Group and was a member of the NHS Commissioning Board’s IG Professional Leadership Group. He was also Chair of the Honest Broker PIA Steering Group and a member of the cross government data sharing workshop addressing barriers to information sharing in relation to gang violence. He has a particular interest in Multi Agency Risk Assessment Conferences on Domestic Violence (MARAC’s) and Multi Agency Public Protection Arrangements (MAPPA) and is the author of “Striking the Balance”, guidance for information sharing in relation to Domestic Violence published by the Department of Health.