CU2479 Handling information Ways in which we handle information in the health and social care setting are very important. There are a number of laws that must be followed when doing this and confidentiality is essential for the social care worker. Laws that are in 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
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Promote Good Practice in Handling information in Health and Social Care Settings Unit 9 There is legislation in place to ensure the secure handling of information in the health and social care sector. These include the following: Data Protection Act Freedom of Information Act Confidentiality polices(workplace) Human Rights Act 1988 Health and Social Care Act 2012 Mental Capacity Act 2005 The Data Protection Act (1998) Many organisation store large amounts of personal information
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Unit 9 Promote Good Practise in Handling Information in Health and social care Settings The data protection Act 1998 is an important legislation in social care which relate to handling information. One of the Acts is that people have every right to see what information has been recorded about them‚ this means that people can see their social flies or see their medical records if they request so. Freedom of information Act 2000 gives people the right the access general information held by the public
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THE STATUS OF FOOD HANDLING PRACTICES AMONG CANTEEN OF ENRILE VOCATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL Submitted by: Mrs. Jesusa Carag (Teacher) Submitted by: Richard A. Quendangan (Researcher) Acknowledgement The researcher of this study firmly acknowledges this to our Almighty God who always guides the researcher in his everyday life. The researcher of this study has a virtue to acknowledge him for his chosen topic to study because of his ever ending love and for providing the researcher
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Code of practice A code of practice is a set of guidelines and regulations considering principles and international standards for responsible practices towards sustainable utilization of natural resources. Depending on the type of the resource‚ the code of practices is usually issued regulatory bodies‚ professional associations‚ and concerned organizations who all target to produce a document which could be readily adopted by the end users whether duck shooters‚ deer hunters or fishermen who find
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CODE OF ETHICS AND PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT S I N G A P O R E N U R S I N G B O AR D CONTENTS PAGE I II A Preamble Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct Nurses/Midwives and their clients Value Statement 1: Value Statement 2: Value Statement 3: Value Statement 4: Respect clients’ individual values and needs Respect and promote clients’ autonomy Respect clients’ right to confidentiality Respect and preserve clients’ privacy and dignity B Nurses/Midwives and their practice Provide care in a responsible
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The handling of information is governed by legislation‚ Codes of Practice and policies of them employers. The main piece of legislation which relates the handling of information safely is the Data Protection Act 1998. This act governs the storage and use of information about individuals which is collected by organisations. This applies to both electronic and manually written records. Relevant aspects of the Act include: - The information should only be used for the purposes explained when it was
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4222-307 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. Identify legislation and codes of practice that relate to handling information in health and social care. 2. Summarise the main points of legal requirements and codes of practice for handling information in health and social care. I have found 4 legislations that support handling information in health
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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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#1 “Hittite Law Code” and the “Code of the Assyrians” In this paper‚ I’ll compare both law codes of the Hittites and Assyrians by comparing the two aspects dealing with sexual conduct and relations. Also‚ I’ll examine their differences and similarities and consider why regulating sexuality was so important to both the Hittites and Assyrians. When examining the Hittite and Assyrian law codes‚ I thought there was a big difference. The first thing I noticed was that the Hittite laws were stricter
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