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 about
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There is legislation in place outlining the statutory duties of employers and employees relating to health‚ safety and welfare. This includes primary legislation via the Health and Safety at Work Act of 1974 (HASAWA) which has six parts to it: Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999‚ Manual Handling Operations Regulations 1992‚ Health and Safety (Display Screen Equipment) Regulations 1992 Work place (Health‚ Safety and Welfare) Regulations 1992. There are other regulations‚ as
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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. All staff need to make sure that confidentiality is paramount. Staff have to read and understand the Data Protection Act of 1998. They have to make sure that they are clear about their standards of conduct‚
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( 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 to change
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Promote good 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 The Data Protection Act is mandatory. ALL organisations that hold or process personal data MUST comply. The Data Protection Act 1998 (DPA 1998) is an act of the United Kingdom (UK) Parliament defining the ways in which information about living people may be legally used and handled. The main intent is to
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038 Promote good practice in handling information in health and social care settings Title HSC 038 Promote good practice in handling information in health and social care settings Level 3 Credit value 2 Learning outcomes The learner will: Assessment criteria The learner can: 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 1.2 Summarise the
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good 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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Health Policy Legislation: Nursing Within the American Health Care System December 6‚ 2010 Description of HB 450 Over the last few years‚ states have begun to develop legislation to protect healthcare workers from assault. Ohio is no different. House Bill 450 (HB 450) is a piece of legislation introduced by State Representatives Denise Driehaus (D-Cincinnati) and Linda S. Bolon (D-Columbiana) that is aimed at making the crime of assaulting a registered nurse (RN) or Licensed Practical Nurse
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of Practice Introduction In this assignment I intend to describe through examples‚ from my experience‚ how legal and organizational are applied to ensure that the rights of individual are met‚ I purpose regulations‚ codes of practices‚ standards and guidance relevant to working in health and social care setting. I will also be analysing the implications for own practices of legislation relevant
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CYP 3.3 3.2 Explain policies and procedures that are in place to protect children and young people and adults who work with them. Policies and procedures are put in place‚ as we have a duty of care‚ furthermore we have a statutory right to safeguard and promote the welfare of children‚ under (section 175 of the Education Act 2002.) Furthermore we have to follow the guidance of ‘Safeguarding’ children/young people within a Safer Recruitment in ‘Education DfES 2007’‚ as the safety and protection
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