Bextra Whistleblower Case Maria Benson Penny Garriott Latasha Randle Claire Toussaint LAW/531 May 21, 2012 Donna Ross Bextra Whistleblower Case A company that produces a product or service for consumer use understands there are agencies that regulate how the company conducts business. Every company should ensure that they are acting ethically and morally sound. Bextra is a medication produced by Pfizer that came under scrutiny after a whistleblower told about the company misusing the medication and providing kickbacks to those that pushed the use of this medication (Bextra Whistleblower Case Started Investigation of Pfizer, 2009). The regulating agency the Food and Drug Administration is involved with all medications and the company went against this agency. Here one can review a discussion on the company, the medication, regulatory agencies, whistleblower laws and strict liability regarding this case.
Ai Identify four key pieces of legislation or codes of practice relating to handling information in social care setting. • Data protection act 1998- Gives right to individuals in respect of personal data held about them. It also seeks to protect individuals with regard to the processing of personal data. • Public disclosure act 1998- reporting any incidents concerning malpractices and this protects whistleblowers from detrimental treatment by their employer. • Employees Policies and procedures- To make sure that all records that are kept in the office are put away in a locked secure cabinet • Health and social care act 2008- requires us to publish a code that sets out the practice we will follow in obtaining, handling, using and disclosing confidential personal information according to our regulated activity.
I can assume that my organization MIS department will do it for me because they would identify issues and problems and promote to employees how to protect their assets that might be vulnerable to theft in the outside world. It’s important to protecting our assets that might be on portable devices to prevent the theft, use two factor authentications, and encrypt your data. Protecting your privacy by using strong passwords, adjusting the privacy settings on your computer, and surf the web anonymously. Other ways to protecting your privacy may include e-mail anonymously by reporting spam to your email provider and knowing what information on your emal is creditable, and by erasing your Google search history to prevent important history from being discovered. | 2.
By explaining the importance of keeping confidential information such as daily recordings or daily activities in a secure place and not to pass on any information to anyone outside of the individual’s direct team. When using the computer you must make sure when you are accessing the individual personal information that you do not leave it on and go and do something else. Make sure you have an active password that is only known to those that need to know. Task B Guidelines Prepare a set of guidelines to remind social care workers of best practice in
Confidentiality - Workplace confidentiality is a framework of workplace procedures and policies designed to maintain the integrity of confidential or potentially compromising information handled in the workplace. For certain types of information, there are laws about how the information should be handled, designed to maintain privacy for people trusting companies with confidential information. For others, no specific laws dictate information handling practices, but the workplace develops best practices on the grounds that the information should be
The right for free treatment with the NHS The right to see their medical records and to have their records kept confidential the right not to be forced into doing anything they dont want to do The right to choose Direct discrimination occurs when a person is treated less favourably than someone else. This could be on the grounds of their disability than the employer treats or would treat someone without that disability whose relevant circumstances (including their abilities) are the same or not materially different
This law regulates workplace discrimination on the basis of race, gender, age, religion, or disability. They make sure that employers provide reasonable accommodations and access for any qualified workers and disabled applicant. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) protects and promotes public health through the regulation and supervision of food safety and tobacco products. They also have a hand in regulating pharmaceuticals, both over-the-counter and prescription, to include dietary
The policies and procedures are kept in a folder in the office so every member of staff can read them if they are unsure in any way. The policies and procedures are also in place to protect the company in case anything goes wrong. Examples of policies and procedures in the workplace are health and safety, risk assessment, person centred planning and the complaints procedure etc. Personal information is confidential and should be locked away in a cupboard, behind a locked door as required by the data protection act. If personal information is stored on a computer then it is important that the computer is secured with a password and the computer must also be kept behind a locked door.
Drug addicts and alcoholics should not involuntarily be committed to a hospital for assessment and treatment. All individuals have the right to self-determination and their personal autonomy to live their life the way they choose should always be respected. Individuals of age should have the liberty to decide what is best for them without government paternalistic interference. If interference is required because an individual’s actions harm others, legal actions should be taken to punish them lawfully by still respecting their rights. The idea of legal paternalism in ethical reasoning is somewhat of a kind gesture from the Government to try to help individuals from themselves in the assumption that those individuals do not know what is best for them.
According to Tom Stewart, this universal "happiness" is achieved in three ways: “The first is, the State uses biological science and psychological conditioning to make sure that each citizen is not only suited to its job but actually prefers that role to anything else. Secondly, through the promotion of promiscuous sex as virtuous and the elimination of families or any long-term relationship of any sort, the government ensures that no one will ever face emotional or sexual desire. Lastly, whatever sadness slips through the cracks can be brushed away by using soma, a drug with no side-effects that gives the user a pleasant high and makes all worries dissolve away. All this keeps everyone in the State from rebellion,” (Tom Stewart, 7-9). The State wants to keep everyone against rebellion, but by doing the things above they also take away their individuality.