* 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
UNIT 9 VICTORIA WESSELS: 1094182 (completed) 1.1 IDENTIFY LEGISLATION AND CODES OF PRACTICE THAT RELATE TO HANDLING INFORMATION IN HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE Some of the legislation and codes of practice that relate to handling information are as follows: 1. DATA PROTECTION ACT 1988. This act ensures service users rights regarding the confidentiality of the personal information. It must not be shared or transferred without proper safeguards. 2.
[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.
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.
Promote good practice in handling information in health and social care settings Unit 9 Understand requirements for handling information in health and social care settings 1. Identify legislation and codes of practice that relate to handling information in health and social care * Data Protection Act 1998 * Human Rights Act 1998 * Freedom Of information Act 200 2. Summarise the main points of legal requirements and codes of practice for handling information in health and social care. DATA PROTECTION ACT 1998 The data protection act sets out 8 principles governing the use of personal information Personal data shall be processed fairly and lawfully Personal data shall be obtained only for one or more specified and lawful purposes Personal data shall be adequate, relevant and not excessive Personal data shall be accurate and, where necessary, kept up to date. Personal data processed for any purpose or purposes shall not be kept for longer than is necessary Personal data shall be processed in accordance with the rights of data subjects under this Act Appropriate technical and organisational measures shall be taken against unauthorised or unlawful processing of personal data and against accidental loss or destruction of, or damage to, personal data.
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.
You represent and warrant you have the legal right to use or possess all files/data/software/information(“Data”) on your equipment, you indemnify us for any claims arising from the fact you do not have the legal right to use or possess the Data on your equipment. If we find Data on your equipment that appear to us to be illegal or obscene, we may stop work and/or contact the
SOAS ensures data is only used for the specified purpose and no other reason, unless the consent is given by the subject. SOAS also protects the accuracy of personal data and that it is kept up to date and not kept longer than necessary. Appropriate levels of security are met. Equality Act 2010 This came into law on the 6th April 2010, the idea of this act was to settle and fix the previous fragmented discrimination legislation. It covers direct discrimination, discrimination based on perception and association, indirect discrimination; someone put at a disadvantage which includes third party harassment in a workplace, harassment based on perception and/or association, disability discrimination; someone being treated unfairly due to a disability.
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.
Also, honoring a level of confidentiality for all clients and the jurisdiction in which they practice is covered. Not only will a paralegal be dealing with a substantial amount of personal information for individuals clients on a day to day basis, but they are also prohibited, by the rules governed in the paralegal code of ethics, from the discussion, release, transferring or sharing of any information with parties that are not the client themselves, the assigned lawyer or the court. This guideline is still in effect even after the relationship between the paralegal and the client has ceased. Bound by the provisions of the paralegal code of ethics, any conflict of interest between the legal assistant and their client or their employer should be immediately addressed and rectified. Allowing conflicts of interests to go unresolved when the paralegal is fully aware of its presence is a violation of Section 1.6 of the paralegal code of ethics.