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Contact the team

Contact the team by emailing the team directly at:  waspiservice@wales.nhs.uk

The WASPI team work collaboratively with the five regional quality assurance groups to ensure that there is open and frank sharing of opinion and ideas that would help to keep WASPI effective and relevant as the way for organisations to share personal information in Wales, including leading the continued enhancement of the principles of the Accord through the WASPI Management Board.

We continue to provide the initial check as part of the quality assurance process for Information Sharing Protocols (ISPs) and publish assured ISPs to the website to encourage the ‘do once and share’ approach.  We are available to provide advice and support on ISP development. The current team members are:

Dave Parsons, WASPI Code Manager

Dave Parsons is the Wales Accord on the Sharing of Personal Information Code Manager and has responsibility for the strategic development and operational implementation of the Wales Accord on the Sharing of Personal Information (WASPI) framework as well as delivering advice and support to DHCW and All-Wales projects and programmes and to other stakeholders in the health sector in Wales. 

Dave has worked extensively within public services for over 20 years and has worked more exclusively within the areas of Data Protection and Information Governance for the past 20 years. 


Marcus Sandberg, Information Governance Assurance Manager

Marcus is Information Governance Assurance Manager who has overseen the major review of the framework in 2018 following the changes to data protection legislation, the review of the framework to reflect the changes to the ICO’s Data Sharing Code of Practice and the development of the Code of Conduct. 

In addition to his responsibility for the development, promotion and continued improvement of the WASPI framework, Marcus manages DHCW and All-Wales Information Governance functions as part of the DHCW Information Governance team. 

Ben Tuckett, Information Governance Assurance Officer

Ben supports the regional quality assurance groups, and is the contact point for  the day-to-day WASPI based operations and maintains the WASPI website. Additionally, Ben conducts initial checks on all ISP’s that come into the team and helps run and manage the Quality Assurance Groups. Ben also provides general Information Governance Support within DHCW 

Huw Pritchard, Information Governance Assurance Manager 

Huw has worked in a variety of public sector organisations across the UK in Information Governance leadership roles and joined DHCW from local government, where he was an Information Governance Manager and Data Protection Officer.   

Huw is currently involved in developing the WASPI framework and engagement with key stakeholders. 

Or contact the team by post at:

WASPI Team

6th Floor, Digital Health & Care Wales

Tŷ Glan-yr-Afon

21 Cowbridge Road East

Cardiff

CF11 9AD