4.1 Explain the meaning of the term ‘confidentiality’ Confidentiality as defined by Tassoni et al (2010) “is about respecting other people’s rights to privacy and keeping safe the information that they have provided” Confidentiality is very important in any organisation since it is the basis of trust between a number of parties. Respecting this trust is vital and information must be handled‚ exchanged and stored (including both print and electronic information) in an appropriate way so that
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will you use this information in the future? On April 14‚ 2003 the Health Insurance portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) took effect‚ and these federal regulation have had an impact on the field of healthcare. It affords certain protections to persons covered by health care plans‚ including continuity of coverage when changing jobs‚ standards for electronic health care transactions‚ and primary safeguards for the privacy of individually identifiable patient information. Protecting healthcare
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safeguarding patient records. Moreover‚ paper records were causing a significant increase with health insurance payouts. Compared to other countries‚ the U.S. is lagging behind in the health care system. It’s hard to believe that once a powerful country could lag behind a healthcare system that Americans utilize every day. Privacy is up most importance‚ but in order for continuity of care to be equal across all health care providers is even more important than safeguarding a particular diagnosis that one might
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Introduction to Duty of Care in Health‚ Social Car or Children and Young Peoples Settings UNIT 5 1.1 Being a support worker means I have a responsibility of duty of care‚ which I am to adhere to at all times. This responsibility is a legal obligation as part of my job role. If these standards of care are not met I can put the service user/s in jeopardy of harm. The duty of care should be my self acting in the best interest of the individual at all times which should not be detrimental to the
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Task 1 (A01) Using a variety of research methods write an in depth account about the different types of communication as found in Chapter 2 –Communication in Care settings. This must include strengths and weaknesses and examples of how they can be used in any Health and Social care context. Written communication. Oral communication. Computerised communication. Special methods to include Braille‚ makaton ‚ hand alphabet‚ sign language Task 2 (AO1) Discuss how communication
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LO1:Understanding how principles of support are implemented in health & social care practice. Principles of Health & Social Care in Mental Health The Act is underpinned by five key principles (Section 1‚ MCA) Principle 1: A presumption of capacity – every adult has the right to make his or her own decisions and must be assumed to have capacity to do so unless it is proved otherwise. This means that you cannot assume that someone cannot make a decision for themselves just because they have
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administered by the government (Department of Health & Department of Children‚ Schools and Families). Anything that falls into the statutory sector means they have a legal duty to provide the services that they do (such as a school). Funding for services within the statutory sector comes from various forms of taxation (income tax‚ national insurance and council tax). Services are run by NHS Trusts and local authorities‚ they employ doctors‚ nurses‚ social workers‚ care workers‚ teachers etc. Independent
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legislations relating to health and safety in a social care setting are - Health and Safety at work Act 1974 Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulation 1999 Health and Safety (First Aid) Regulation 1981 include amendment on 2009 The Electricity at Work regulations 1989 Manual Handling Operations Regulations 1992 Reporting of Injuries‚ Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations 1995 Communicable diseases and infection control Working Time Regulations 1998 Care Standard Act 2000 Control
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Importance of privacy of health information: Over the past few years‚ advancement of technology has brought significant changes in healthcare. Today‚ the practice of telemedicine and telehealth are easier‚ cheaper and faster. One person or billion recipients can get the health information‚ which may include diagnoses‚ prescriptions or insurance information‚ on their fingertips by just clicking on computer buttons. As per Rothstein‚ Health information technology has become increasingly
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CU2470 – Handle Information in Health and Social Care Settings 1.1 The Data Protection Act 1998 is an 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. In practice it provides a way for individuals to control information about themselves. The Act defines eight data protection principles which are: 1. Personal data shall be processed fairly and lawfully
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