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Be able to implement good practice in handling information
Table of Contents
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Table of Contents
Tutorial Video
Reading Materials
‘A guide to confidentiality in health and social care’ from NHS Digital
‘Code of practice on confidential information’ from the Health and Social Care Information Centre (HSCIC)
‘Data storage, sharing and security’ from the Information Commissioner’s Office
‘Importance of record keeping in health care and care homes’ From the Care Docs website
‘Social care audit in practice: Summary guide’ from the Healthcare Quality Improvement Partnership
Presentation
Good Practice Example
Good Practice Example
Interactive Quiz
Evidence Opportunities
Extended Learning
Click to read the ‘Summary’, ‘Introduction’ and ‘Findings’ in the Care Quality Commission’s report ‘Safe data, safe care’.
Read the ‘Memorandum of Understanding between the Information Commissioner and the Care Quality Commission’ and make notes on the implications for information sharing.
This article from the Skills You Need website is on ‘Confidentiality in the workplace’.
Think about your setting’s method of storing confidential records about individuals.
Think And Challenge
