1.2 SUMMARISE THE MAIN POINTS OF LEGAL REQUIRMENTS AND CODES OF PRACTICE FOR HANDLING INFORMATION IN HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE. The summary of the main points of legal requirements and codes of practice for handling information in health and social care are as follows: * Ensures service users rights are recognise * Personal data must be accurate and kept up to date * Data not kept for longer than necessary * Data kept secure at all times * Information fairly and lawfully processed * Data not to be transferred to countries outside the EU without adequate
* The General Social Care Council (GSCC) ‘Codes of Practice’ – 1.2 Summarise the main points of legal requirements and codes of practice for handling information in health and social care. The 8 priciples of Data Protection Act 1998 states the personal must be: Fairly and lawfully processed Processed for limited purposes Adequate, relevant and not excessive for the purpose Accurate and kept up to date Not kept for longer than necessary Processed in accordance with the data subjects rights Kept secure Not transferred to countries without adequate protection 2. Be able to implement good practice in handling
1a. Identify legislation and codes of practice that relate to handling information in health and social care. Data Protection Act 1998: This is how information about individuals is used. This covers eight principles under which personal data must be protected and collected. DPA says that service user information must be confidential and can only be accessed with their consent.
This covers the medical, social, credit information and the local authority. There are eight principles. The data must be: - Fairly and lawfully processed - Processed for intended purposes - Adequate, relevant and not excessive - Accurate - Not kept for longer than necessary - Processed in accordance with the data subject rights - Kept secure - Not transferred to countries without adequate protection. 1.2 Explain why it is important to have secure systems for recording and storing information in a social care setting. To ensure the necessary safeguards and appropriate uses of personal information are in place.
1.2 Summarise the main points of legal requirements and codes of practice for handling information in health and social care The main points are as follows: * data must be followed in a fair and lawful way. * data must be processes for limited purposes. * data must be accurate. * data must be kept no longer than is required. * data is kept secure * datat is processed within the persons rights.
UNIT 209 UNDERSTANDING HOW TO HANDLE INFORMATION IN SOCIAL CARE SETTINGS. OUTCOME 1: Understand the need for secure handling of information in social care settings. 1.1) Identify the legislation that relates to recording, storage and sharing of information in social care. Data protection Act 1998: The information that is supplied by individual is used, this covers eight principles under which personal data must be protect and collect. Data protection Act demands that all data collected can only be accessed with the client consent, also the client has the right to know what information you have collect has well, they also have the right to ask if there is any information that you have collect, that they don’t already know this the freedom of information Act 2000, Explain why it is so important to have secure systems for recording and storing information in a social care setting.
Assignment 209 Understand how to handle information in social care settings Task A Ai Identify two laws or pieces of legislation that relate to the recording, storage and sharing of information in adult social care settings Legislation and Laws that relate to handling information in social care settings are Data Protection Act 1998, Freedom of Information Act 2000 Health and Social Care Act 2008 – Provides essential standards Aii Explain why it is important to have secure systems in place for recording and storing information in a social care setting It is important to have secure systems for recording and storing information in a social care setting so no data or medical records are lost, stolen or given to someone without authority. Maintaining the rights of individuals as there are legal requirements under the Data Protection Act 1998 to keep personal records confidential. It’s important to record, store and share information securely to protect confidentiality and safeguard vulnerable adults. It’s important to keep legible, accurate, and up to date records and it’s also extremely important to have secure information systems to ensure necessary safeguards and appropriate use of personal information, with issues relating to Human Rights and confidentiality as part of duty of care. Task B To get information and advice about handling information you can go speak to your manager or senior colleague.
Legal requirements and codes of practice inform practice in handling information by legislature which sets frame works and guide lines of how information should be recorded, stored, used/accessed and disposed of to protect /safe guard the welfare of individuals. 1 2 Understand good practice in handling information in social care settings. 2.1 Explain how to maintain records that are up to date, complete, accurate and legible. It is important to record information immediately it is acquired so that no detail is left out which is possible if left to a later time. At the time of recording the information all clarifications can be made for accuracy.The records should be signed, dated and legible for other users to access easily.
This covers eight principles under which personal data must be protected and collected. DPA says that service user information must be confidential and can only be accessed with their consent. Service users must know what records are being kept and why the data is kept. B - Freedom of Information Act 2000. This gives individuals the right to ask organisations about all the information they have about them.
Unit 038 Promote good practice in handling information in health and social care setting Outcome 1 1.1 Identify legislation and codes of practice that relate to handling information in health and social care Three of the current legislation and codes of practice that relate to handling information in health and social care seems to be most important. They are as follows: The Human Rights Act 1998 (article 8) Article 8 outlines the right to respect for private and family life. The Data Protection Act The Data Protection Act (1998) makes provision for the regulation of the processing of information relating to individuals, including the obtaining, holding, use or disclosure of such information. Report on the review of patient-identifiable information – Caldicott Report (1997). The Caldicott Report set out general principles which should be used by health and social care organisations when reviewing use of service user information.