Handling of information in social care settings
PWCS 28.
Understand how to handle information in social care settings
1.1
Legislation that relates to recording, storage and sharing of information in social care are as follows
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. Service users must know what records are being kept and why the data is kept.
Freedom of information act 200 The Freedom of Information Act gives individuals the right to ask organisations all the information they have about them… There are some that might be withheld to protect various interest which if that is the case, the individual must be aware of it. Information about individuals will be handled under the Data Protection Act…
Health and social care act 2008
Codes of practice include
General Social Care Council (GSCC) which produces the Codes of Practice for social care
Workers.
Walsingham’s policy’s and procedures
1.2
1. It is important to have secure systems for recording and storing information in a health and social care setting so that individuals and staff’s private information will be protected from unauthorised viewing.
It is to comply with the legislation; it is the right of individuals and staff for their private information to be protected.
To ensure information is accessible for those who need to know, it is important.
To protect confidentiality, it is important to have secure systems for recording and storing information in a health and social caresetting.
It is important to have secure systems for recording and storing information in a health and social care setting to prevent identity theft. To maintain the rights of individuals, it is important to have secure systems for recording and storing information in a health andsocial care setting.
Information about individuals and staff
Understand how to handle information in social care settings
1.1
Legislation that relates to recording, storage and sharing of information in social care are as follows
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. Service users must know what records are being kept and why the data is kept.
Freedom of information act 200 The Freedom of Information Act gives individuals the right to ask organisations all the information they have about them… There are some that might be withheld to protect various interest which if that is the case, the individual must be aware of it. Information about individuals will be handled under the Data Protection Act…
Health and social care act 2008
Codes of practice include
General Social Care Council (GSCC) which produces the Codes of Practice for social care
Workers.
Walsingham’s policy’s and procedures
1.2
1. It is important to have secure systems for recording and storing information in a health and social care setting so that individuals and staff’s private information will be protected from unauthorised viewing.
It is to comply with the legislation; it is the right of individuals and staff for their private information to be protected.
To ensure information is accessible for those who need to know, it is important.
To protect confidentiality, it is important to have secure systems for recording and storing information in a health and social caresetting.
It is important to have secure systems for recording and storing information in a health and social care setting to prevent identity theft. To maintain the rights of individuals, it is important to have secure systems for recording and storing information in a health andsocial care setting.
Information about individuals and staff