Freedom of Information The Freedom of Information (FOI) Act gives you the right to obtain information held by public authorities unless there are good reasons to keep it confidential. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- What does the FOI Act include? The main features of the FOI Act are: a general right of access to information held by The Health and Social Care Information Centre (HSCIC) subject to certain conditions and exemptions
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Unit 209 – Understand how to handle information in social care settings Outcome 1– Understand the need for secure handling of information in social care settings 1.1 The legislation that protects all information is the Data Protection Act 1998. This act protects all information and personal data known about a living‚ identified person. There are 8 main principles to follow: Ensure all information is fairly and lawfully processed Personal data is obtained for specified and lawful purposes Personal
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Act 1998‚ Freedom of Information Act 2000‚ Health and Social Care Act 2008‚ and Human Rights Act 1998 Aii) The legal requirements and codes of practice are there to help make sure that you do what is necessary to handle and keep information safe and secure‚ making sure that all information is written legibly‚ and kept in a secure location and only passing information to the relevant people and for the necessary reasons. If electronically kept then passwords should be secure‚ files should be encrypted
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practice in handling information in health and social care settings Outcome 1 Understand requirements for handling information in health and social care settings identify legislation and codes of practice that relate to handling information in health and social care • data protection act 1998 • freedom of information act 2000 • human rights act 1998 • Caldicott Principles Summarise the main points of legal requirements and codes of practice for handling information in health
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Practice in 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. There are several forms of legislation and codes of practice relating to handling information in health and social care including: Data Protection act 1998 Freedom of information act 2000 Disability discrimination act 1998 Health and social care act 2012 Codes of practice set out by the CQC and the general social care council
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CU2470 Handle information in Health and Social care settings 1.1 The legislation that relates to recording storage and sharing of information known as care plans is the Data Protection Act 1998. There are 8 principles to be followed when gathering data 1) processed fairly and lawfully 2) processed only for 1 or more lawful purpose 3) adequate and relevant 4) accurate and up to date 5) kept for no longer than necessary 6) processed in line with the right of the individual 7) secured against
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QUESTION- ( 1.1 ) Identify legislations and codes of practice that relate to handling information in health and social care ANSWER In order to answer the question above I am going to explain the meaning of Legislations: Definition of the word Legislations. Noun 1) An officially elected or otherwise selected body of people vested with the responsibility and power to make laws for a political unit‚ such as a state or nation 2) The process of making or enacting laws: it will require legislation
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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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Assignment 307 Understand how to handle information in social care settings Task A Short answer questions Ai Identify four key pieces of Legislation and Codes of Practice relating to handling information in social care settings. • Data Protection Act 1998 • Health and Social Care Act 2000 • Employees Policies and Procedures • Freedom of Information Act 2000 Aii Explain how legal requirements and codes of practice affect the day to day work of a social care worker in relation to handling information
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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 about people
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