[009] Promote Good Practice in Handling Information in Health and Social Care Settings Outcome 1 - Understand requirements for handling information in health and social-care settings 1.1 Identify legislation and codes of practice that relate to handling information in health and social care The Data Protection Act 1998 is a key piece of legislation to ensure people's rights regarding the confidentiality of their personal information. It highlights 8 principles that define good practice when handling someone else's personal data and breaching these principles can lead to serious legal implications. In health and social care many policies and procedures are based on the principles of the Data Protection Act to ensure that client details remain confidential. The Human Rights Act 1998 also states the right to a private life. The right to have one's private life respected also includes that private and confidential information gets respected and that details are shared and stored in accordance with strict rules and regulations.
HSC038 Promote good practice in handling information in health and social care settings To understand the requirements for handling information in health and social care settings, the first step is to identify the legislation: The Data Protection Act 1998. This Act stipulates the rules for manual and electronic processing of personal data (e.g. names, addresses, dates of birth etc.) and ensures that every company which keeps such records is responsible for the data collected, how it is used and to whom it can be given. This Act has eight legally enforceable ‘data protection principles’: • Information must be processed fairly and lawfully • It must be used for limited and declared purposes • It must be accurate, up to date and relevant • Information must be held no longer than necessary • It must be kept secure • May not be transferred overseas unless safeguards are in place • Individuals have a legal right to see any personal information you have stored about them Confidentiality is a central trust between a service user and a health and social care setting to enable an open, beneficial and honest relationship.
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) is the guidance about compliance, it explains all essential and expected standards of quality and safety. It is a guide which is a guide to help providers of Health and social care to comply with Health and social care Act 2008. In outcome 21 it explains how records should be kept securely and can be located promptly when required. It expresses how important accurate record keeping is a must.
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.
Performance evidence Identify legislation and codes of practice that relate to handling information in health and social care There are numerous pieces of legislation and codes of practice designed to protect individuals. These are there to protect from breaches of confidentiality were the information held on that individual is only viewed by staff directly involved in their care. The Data Protection Act 1998 is a piece of legislation which defines the law on processing data of people living within the United Kingdom. One of the central codes of practice in health and social care has been provided by the GSCC and it sets standards of practice and behaviour for staff working in that field, including standards for handling information and maintaining confidentiality. There is also Caldecott standards which govern the sharing of information based on the Data protection Act.
Understand how to handle information in social care setting Out come 1 understand the need for secure handling of information in social care setting 1.1 Identify the legislation that relates to the recording, storage and sharing of information in social care. The main pieces of legislation is the data protection act 1998. This covers the medical, social, credit information and local authority. There are eight principles which are fairy and lawfully processed, processed for intend purpose, adequate, relevant, not excessive/ accurate, not kept for longer then necessary, processed in accordance with the data subject right, kept secure and not transferred to countries with out adequate protection. Human rights 1998 legislation, Freedom of information 2000, code of practice on confidential information and enviromental act.
Understanding how to handle information in social care settings unit PWCS 38 1. Legislation and codes of practice that are used to relate to handling information in social care settings are the data protection act 1998 this a key piece of legislation to ensure peoples rights on there confidentiality of their own personal information. The humans right acts 1998 also states the right to a private life and that someone’s private and confidential information is respected. Freedom of information act 2000 and health and social act 2008 can be used. Legal requirements and codes of practice can be used to inform handling information these are GSCC, ISO, local or internal codes of practice, 2.
Direct trust follows strict guidelines and rules related to the operation of security and trust-in system used for the health care direct exchange. Direct Trust employs its trust and security framework as a foundation for an accreditation and audit program for direct implementers/service providers, including health internet service providers (HISPs), Certification Authorities (CAs) and registration Authorities (RA). Direct Trust disperses digital certificates, aka (trust anchors) from service providers. This is done so that direct messages can be sent and/or received among providers without the need for one negotiation between depending parties, instead of having to exchange trust anchors with each other one at a time, all can obtain the trust anchors from one centralized source. (Florida HIE,
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.
4. Be able to use systems for effective information management. 4.1 If an organisation needs to keep records on a resident/service user that they support, they must be registered with the Data Protection Register 1998. In this Register, it means that the information should only be used for the purposes explained when it is collected as well as being relevant, accurate and up to date, The information collected should not be disclosed to anyone who has no right to see it and the individual can have access to the data held about them. The Public Interest Disclosure Act (1999) which is sometimes called the 'Whistle Blowing Act', is in place for considering other perspectives of confidentiality.