and/or sensitive information held on that individual and to ensure it can only be seen or shared with staff and outside agencies directly involved in their care or on request of the person themselve. 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 ( GENERAL SOCIAL CARE COUNCIL) and it sets standards of practice and
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STL31 Communication and Professional Relationships With Children‚ Young People and Adults. 1.1) Effective communication is vital in developing positive relationships in children‚ young people and Adults. For example: The parent’s evenings recently took place at the school where I work. During each appointment‚ the teacher had to explain to the parents of each pupil‚ exactly how their child was progressing in school. Some children had been doing very well‚ and so the teacher had many positive
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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
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following areaas 1. Data Protection Act 1998 The Data Protection Act 1998) is the law that governs the processing of personal information held on living‚ identifiable individuals. Businesses must comply with the Act if they process personal information about people. The Act requires that a business is open about the use of information and follows certain principles for processing that information. These principles are known as the eight data protection principles. The Act also provides individuals
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environment Session 2 Handout // All about health‚ safety and security Employer and employee responsibilities All employers and employees have a legal duty to ensure that their working environment is safe and secure. The Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974 is most important piece of legislation on health and safety. It states that employers have a legal duty to ensure that their working environment is safe and secure for employees and anyone else affected by the work they do. Some legislation may
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expectations. Which is very costly as the time and money spent recruiting the new employee may be wasted. Best practice is to have an induction checklist. Handing the employee a copy of the induction checklist benefits both employee and employer as it acts as a reminder to the employer to make sure all points are covered and the employee knows the agenda for the induction‚ can see a structure to the induction and can follow what is happening (See Appendix 1). This is a good guide for both employee and
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Please note that this Assessment document has 5 pages and is made up of 4 Sections. Name: Section 1 – Understand the purpose of information technology in a business environment 1. In relation to your current business environment (or one that you are familiar with)‚ identify at least two different types of information technology that may be used when completing work tasks. Social Media – in motor insurance‚ there are a lot of claims that are filed that are suspected to be fraudulent. These
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settings 1.1. Identify the legislation that relates to the recording‚ storage and sharing of information in health and social care: The Data Protection Act 1998 The Freedom of Information Act 2000 The Health and Social Care Act 2012 Public Interest Disclosure Act 1998 Access to Personal Files Act 1987 Confidentiality of Personal Information 1988 The Human Rights Act 1998 The Information Governance Review by Dame Fiona Caldicott in 2013 1.2 Explain why it is important to have secure systems for recording
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in a early years setting ‚ a care environment‚ a school or in the family home . Maintaining confidentiality in day-to-day communication Some information does have to be share ‚ but only with the line manager .For example ‚ if it is a child protection issue ‚ this should be shared with the line manager in the strictest confidence.Parents needs to be aware of this policy from the outset of partnership . Some informations has to be share with the whole staff team ‚ such as information about diet
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one is the Data Protection Act 1998 – this law states each individuals personal details are to be kept securely locked away‚ this law also protects the services users freedom rights‚ the DPA advise that all service users have a right to privacy and everyone else would need to seek services’ permission to obtain personal records The Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOI) widens the release of unstructured information to third party requests‚ but on the other hand‚ access to all personal data (under the
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