The Information Standard

Tommy's provides pregnancy health information for parents-to-be.

As a certified member of The Information Standard we can confidently say we are a reliable and trustworthy source of health and/or social care information

We have achieved Information Standard accreditation

By meeting this standard we have shown that

• we have appropriate and documented information management structures
• we use adequate systems and methods for producing information
• we have clear aims about the information we provide
• we understand and meet the needs of our audiences
• we make correct use of sources of evidencew
• we make any conflicts of interest clear
• we have effective planning and management skills and resources
• we have internal monitoring procedures and will amend any information not meeting the standard.

All health information produced by Tommy's now meets these requirements.

What is the Information Standard?

The Information Standard is a new certification scheme for the production of health and social care information. Any organisation producing health and/or social care information for the public in England can apply for certification.

It is an independently governed, voluntary scheme, supported by the Department of Health and managed by Capita whose role is to apply the standard impartially. Certified organisations have demonstrated that they have the necessary methods and systems to ensure that the information they produce is accessible, accurate, appropriately researched, authoritative, clear, complete, readable, relevant, secure, up-to-date and well-designed.

Statement of responsibility

Tommy's shall hold responsibility for the accuracy of the information they publish and neither the scheme operator nor the scheme owner shall have any responsibility whatsoever for costs losses or direct or indirect damages or costs arising from inaccuracy of information or omissions in information published on the website on behalf of Tommy's.