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Unit H6165049 - Promote effective handling of information in care settings
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Unit H6165049 - Promote effective handling of information in care settingsUnderstand requirements for handling information in care settings
1.1 Identify legislation and codes of practice that relate to handling information in care
settings
As health care professionals in the hospital, we should be aware of these regulations,
guidances and legislations:
The Human Rights Act 1998
Data Protection Act 2018
The Health and Social Care Act 2012
Access to Health Records Act 1990
Computer Misuse Act 1990
Common Low Duty of Confidentality
Confidentiality: Good Practise in Handling Patient Information 2017
Freedom of Information Act 2000
Records Management (NHS Code of Practice) 2016
Code of Practice: Mental Health Act 1983
General Social Care Council (GSCC) Codes of Practice
The Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) code
The Caldicott Report 1997
The Caldicott Principles
Manual for Caldicott Guardians 2017
Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations.
EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) 2016
1.2 Summarise the main points of legal requirements and codes of practice for handling
information in care settings
The Human Rights Act 1998
It declares that everyone has the right to private life. This includes the right to have
information about us such as medical information or official letters and records that need to be
kept private and confidential, as well as these must be shared and stored according to strict
rules and regulations.
Data Protection Act 2018
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