The holding authority must explain why they have withheld information. Sectors covered by this Act are: government departments, local assemblies, councils, local authorities, health care trusts, hospitals, doctors surgeries, police, colleges and universities, non-department public bodies, commitees and advisory bodies. The Care Quality Commission (CQC) monitors the guidance about compliance, it explains all essential and expected standards of quality and safety. It is a guide to help providers of Health and social care to comply with the Health and social care Act 2008. In outcome 21 it explains how records should be kept securely and can be located promptly when required.
Unit307 1.1+1.2 the legislation that relates to handing information is the access to personal files act 1987/ the data protection act 1998/ the freedom of information act 2000 / human rights / health and social care act 2008. The main points of these laws is so that people can see what information is being held by authorities about them. I.e. medical information/ police records/ or social services files. This information cannot be accessed by any other person all information held by local authorities and the National Health Service is personal information.
Aiii Explain two ways of helping other practitioners to understand the importance of handling information securely. Explain the potential consequences of handling personal information securely and to follow the legislation and codes of practice. They summarise the main points of legal requirement for handling information; •Data Protection Act 1998 •Freedom of information Act 2000. Aiv Explain two ways of helping other practitioners to understand the different systems used to record information in adult social care settings. 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.
For example, whilst seeing to a Resident they decide to confide in you that they are ‘Giving Up’ and have been hiding their medication instead of taking it. This information even though, told to you in confidence MUST be recorded in the Residents Care Plan as well as reported to the Nurse / Senior member of staff so that it can be monitored straight away. Equality & Diversity Within a Care setting it is important that each and every Resident is treated with exactly the same amount of respect and that they also receive the exact level of care that also meets with the individual’s Resident’s needs. For example, within my care setting each and every Resident has their own individual way of how they like to receive their personal care. As a Care Assistant it is important that we make ourselves aware of exactly what the Residents preferences are before attending to them.
There is also Caldecott standards which govern the sharing of information based on the Data protection Act. Also The Human Rights Act 1998 details the right to a private life The 8 Principles of the Data Protection Act 1998 states the personal data must be : Processed fairly and lawfully Processed only for one or more specified and lawful purpose Adequate, relevant and not excessive for the purpose Accurate and kept up to date Kept for no longer than is necessary Processed in line with the rights of the individual Secure against accidental loss, destruction or damage and against unauthorised / unlawful processing Not transferred to countries outside the European economic area The six main points of the GSCC code of practice states individuals working in health and social care settings must Protect the rights and promote the interests of service users and carers. Strive to establish and maintain the trust and confidence of service users and carers. Promote the independence of service users while protecting them as far
As a carer we have the responsibility to make a record of the entire task that we perform in a clear way so that the information can be safely transmitted to the other carers and to the management. They need to be factual and correct and signed by us in order to validate the information. This information can be use by the management, police, and medical members. 1.2 The main points of legal requirements and codes of practice for handling information in health and social care are: * Records should be kept in a secure place * Records should be kept to a minimum necessary to achieve their purpose. * Records should only be used for the purpose they were collected * Records should only be available to those who need to see them Outcome 2 2.1 When handling information we have to make sure that they are kept in safety at all times locked and protected and computers with information must be protected with passwords, only authorized entities are allowed to se the information.
Therefore COSHH (control of substances hazardous to health) regulations are paramount to the safe storage, handling and use of chemicals such as oxide, which is used a developer in eyelash tinting. The Data Protection Act (1998; amended in 2003) 'made provision for the regulation of the processing of information relating to individuals, including the obtaining, holding, use or disclosure of such information.' As a tutor it is a requirement to keep a progression file on each student, that may include sensitive information collected for example at interview stage. It is a responsibility that all data must be stored appropriately, preferably on a password protected computer, or locked storage cabinet. Only limited individuals may have access to this information.
There are several legislations and codes of practice that relates to handling information. Data protection Act 2008 is a law that protects personal privacy and upholds individuals rights. This Act gives rights to the people the information is about, data subjects puts obligations on the people who held information, data controllers, non-compliance is a criminal offence. The freedom of information Act 2000 is the Act that gives you the right to ask any public body for all information they have on the chosen subject. Unless there’s a good reason, the organisation must provide information within 20days.
Summarise the main points of legal requirement and codes of practise for handling information in health and social care The Human Rights Act 2000 Article 8: the right to respect for private and family life; Everybody has the right to have respect for their private and family life. The right to a private life includes the right for all of our personal information, medical notes, photographs and anything else personal to ourselves keep safe and protected by confidentiality. Only in certain circumstances can private information be let out and that is if someone or the public is in danger. Data Protection Act 1998 This act is in place to protect the rights of individual’s information and how it is processed, disclosed and destroyed. It applies to information that is held in letters/writing or on computerised records these include things such as x-rays, photographs, CCTV images telephone calls etc.
The training on HIPAA Online has helped me in knowing that as a medical professional, one has a responsibility of keeping all patients medical information with a high level of confidentiality. All of the professionals in the medical field are required to observe all the guidelines of HIPAA in that when one comes in constant with patients’ information, they are required to observe all the specific guidelines provided by HIPAA. If they failed to do their jobs, they could be highly penalized for their actions. As, a human services profession this Online HIPAA training enforce me to be aware of my requirement to maintain the highest degree confidentiality of the clients’ information. This is ethical because disclosing patients’ information to third parties is very wrong because it violates the patient’s privacy rights (Mamorsky,