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« on: April 11, 2012, 12:28:08 pm »

summarise the main points of legal requirements and codes of practice for handling information in health and social care...can anyone help total block
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« Reply #1 on: April 11, 2012, 01:43:20 pm »

Hi william,

The Data Protection Act requires that appropriate security measures are in place to safeguard against unauthorised or unlawful access/processing of personal data. It contains eight Data Protection Principles. These state that all data must be: Processed fairly and lawfully; Obtained & used only for specified and lawful purposes; Adequate, relevant and not excessive; Accurate, and where necessary, kept up to date; Kept for no longer than necessary; Processed in accordance with the individuals rights (as defined); Kept secure; Transferred only to countries that offer adequate data protection.

See here for the Health and Social Care Act (Regulated activities) Essential Standards:

http://www.cqc.org.uk/sites/default/files/media/documents/essential_standards_of_quality_and_safety_march_2010_final_0.pdf

For codes of practice see here:

http://www.gscc.org.uk/cmsFiles/CodesofPracticeforSocialCareWorkers.pdf

What do these say about handling information?

Hope that helps

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