This policy outlines how to appropriately develop, exploit and disseminate any intellectual property that arises in the normal course of Trust employment.

It is relevant to all staff who generate Intellectual Property during the course of their employment, including those on temporary or honorary contracts and those seconded to or from another organisation.

This policy document is designed to limit the risk that confidential information is disclosed inappropriately, this particularly applies to person identifiable information.

This document is focused on IT security, specifically the use of internet, email, portable electronic, disposal, storage devices and the use of mobile phones. This policy document ensures against the inappropriate disclosure of confidential information.

This policy highlights the risks introduced through the use of mobile devices (both Trust-owned and personal devices (BYOD)) and the controls the Trust is putting in place to reduce them.  It applies to all individuals that use mobile devices and all locations they are used from