Unit 9
Unit 9: Promote Good Practice in Handling Information in Health and Social Care Settings.
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. Legislations and codes of practice that relates to handling information are: Data Protection Act 1998, Care Quality Commission (CQC), Health and Social Care Act, Freedom of Information Act 2000 Willow Brook Policies and procedures and General Care Council (gscc)
1:2 Summarise the main points of legal requirements and code of practice for handling information in health and social care. The main points of legal requirements are: Data Protection Act 1998 protects individual privacy and rights, it gives right to the individual in whom the information is been held about. Freedom of information Act 2000 give the right to ask public bodies for information they have on chosen subject information must be provided in 20days unless there is good reason not to do so, but the act also protects various interest therefore some information will be held for this reason. CQC explains all the essential and expected standards of quality and safety to comply with. GSCC code of practice explains the need to maintain clear and accurate recorded as required also by my employer.
2:1 Describe features of manual and electronic information storage system that helps ensure security. Electronic flies must be password protected; electronic database must be protected by adequate spy and virus software;ensure private and sensitive information is kept secure and locked away when not in use and information should only n=be shared on a need to know basis.
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. Legislations and codes of practice that relates to handling information are: Data Protection Act 1998, Care Quality Commission (CQC), Health and Social Care Act, Freedom of Information Act 2000 Willow Brook Policies and procedures and General Care Council (gscc)
1:2 Summarise the main points of legal requirements and code of practice for handling information in health and social care. The main points of legal requirements are: Data Protection Act 1998 protects individual privacy and rights, it gives right to the individual in whom the information is been held about. Freedom of information Act 2000 give the right to ask public bodies for information they have on chosen subject information must be provided in 20days unless there is good reason not to do so, but the act also protects various interest therefore some information will be held for this reason. CQC explains all the essential and expected standards of quality and safety to comply with. GSCC code of practice explains the need to maintain clear and accurate recorded as required also by my employer.
2:1 Describe features of manual and electronic information storage system that helps ensure security. Electronic flies must be password protected; electronic database must be protected by adequate spy and virus software;ensure private and sensitive information is kept secure and locked away when not in use and information should only n=be shared on a need to know basis.