Unit 307 Essay

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helth and social care -QUESTION BOOKLET Guided learning hours: 9 hours Learning outcomes and assessment criteria: This unit has been crossed referenced to the knowledge outcomes of Mandatory Diploma Unit 307. Outcome 1: Understand requirements for handling information in social care The learner can: |1.1 Identify legislation and codes of practice that relate to handling information in social care settings. | |Dip 1.1 | |The Data Protection Act 1998 gives people the right to see the information that has been recorder about them; this means that people have the right to see | |their medical records or to obtain their social service files. | |The Freedom of information Act 2000 has been in place since 2005 providing people with the ability to access general information that is being held by local | |authorities and the National Health Service, however personal information requested regarding other individuals is not obtainable as it is protected by ‘the | |data protection act.’ | | | |Because the information that we record regarding an individual may be looked upon at any time it is very important that this information is clear and factual | |that way the correct information can easily be gathered if required.
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