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Understand requirements for handling information in care settings

Think of 5 reasons why it is important to maintain confidentiality in a health and social care setting. What might be the consequences of not maintaining confidentiality?

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Tutorial Video
Reading Materials

'Information Sharing: guidance for practitioners and managers', produced by HM Government
'Key legislation - Information legislation’ webpage on the Social Care Institute for Excellence website
Laser Learning reading text ‘Looking after information’
'General Data Protection Regulation 2016 (GDPR): Implications for social care employees’ from Skills for Care

Presentation
Good Practice Example
Interactive Quiz
Evidence Opportunities
Extended Learning

Visit the Information Commissioner’s website to find out more about the Data Protection Act, the General Data Protection Regulation, and good practice with regard to confidentiality.
Think of 5 reasons why it is important to maintain confidentiality in a health and social care setting. What might be the consequences of not maintaining confidentiality?
On the Skills for Care website there is a section on ‘Digital working, learning and information sharing’. Click to read more about the safe storage, collection and sharing of confidential information and the GDPR.

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