settings The Data Protection Act 1998 gives people right to see the information recorded about them. This means that people can see their medical records or social services files. Since January 2005 the freedom of information Act 2000 has provided people with a right to access general information held by public authorities including local authorities and the National Health Service. Personal information about other people cannot be accessed and is protected by the DATA Protection Act. The information
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Assignment 307 Understand how to handle information in social care settings Assignment composition Assignment overview In this assignment‚ you will show your knowledge and understanding of good practice in record keeping and sharing information in a social care setting. You will also explain how best to support others when handling and recording information. Tasks There are two tasks to this assignment. A Short answer questions B Guidelines This is a summary of the evidence required for
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UNIT 1 PRINCIPLES OF DEVELOPING RELATIONSHIPS WITH CHILDREN‚ YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADULTS 1.1.1 EXPLAIN WHY EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION IS IMPORTANT IN DEVELOPING RELATIONSHIPS WITH CHILDREN‚ YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADULTS Communicating effectively with children‚ young people and adults is very important to enable strong and positive relationships between these groups. Communicating positively with adults‚ this includes teachers and parents‚ is an important part in helping build a strong and trusting
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Laws that relate to handling information in social care settings are Data Protection Act 1998‚ Freedom of Information Act 2000 Health and Social Care Act 2008 – Provides essential standards Aii Explain why it is important to have secure systems in place for recording and storing information in a social care setting It is important to have secure systems for recording and storing information in a social care setting so no data or medical records are lost‚ stolen or given to someone without authority
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place regarding the handling of information include: • Data Protection Act 1998 The Data Protection Act 1998 (DPA) is a United Kingdom Act of Parliament which defines UK law on the processing of data on identifiable living people. It is the main piece of legislation that governs the protection of personal data in the UK. Although the Act itself does not mention privacy‚ it was enacted to bring UK law into line with the EU data protection directive of 1995 which required Member
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Assignment 301 Understanding roles‚ responsibilities and relationships in education and training Gavin Hayden Word count:1‚632 Task A Information leaflet: You have been asked to produce a leaflet that mentors within your organisation can use when supporting new members of staff. The leaflet needs to outline some of your organisation’s procedures and be a useful reference point. In this document you will: A) explain the teaching training role and responsibilities in education and training (ref
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Human Rights Act 1998 The Data Protection Act 1998 Codes of practice that relate to the handling of information in health and social care are: Codes of Practice – set out by Skills for care CSSIW guidelines 2. The main points of the data protection act are: 1. Personal data shall be processed fairly and lawfully and‚ in particular‚ shall not be processed unless- 1. at least one of the conditions in Schedule 2 is met‚ and 2. in the case of sensitive personal data‚ at least one
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AAi Identify four key pieces of Legislation and Codes of Practice relating to handling information in social care setting. 1). Data Protection Act 1998 - Gives rights to individuals in respect of personal data held about them. It also seeks to protect individuals with regard to the processing of personal data.2). Freedom of Information Act 2000 - The Freedom of Information Act gives you the right to ask any public sector organisation for all the recorded information they have on any subject. Anyone
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influence health and social care settings Data Protection Act 1998 The act is protected and covers the individual’s personal data about their living so that the persons are protected from exploitation. (Beryl Stretch‚ 2010) explains this act is important to protect people’s personal belongings and which can cover broadsheet and the electrical accounts. You can see underneath that it has been already identified the variety of rights in Data Protection Act 1998 that is provided which includes: *
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social care The Data Protection Act 1998 covers anything relating to a person‚ medical records‚ social service records‚ credit information‚ local authority information. There are eight enforceable principles: Personal data shall be processed fairly and lawfully Adequate‚ relevant and not excessive Accurate Not kept for longer than necessary Process in accordance with the data subject rights Not transferred to countries without adequate protection The Data protection Act also allows people
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