Handle information in care settings answers for the Level 2 Diploma in Care. Unit 206
Background to this unit:
UAN: F/615/7945
Credit value: 1
GLH: 10
Unit title: Unit 206 Handle information in care settings. It covers a relationship with SCDHSC0021
Aim of this unit: This unit covers the standards you would expect to handle information in a health and social care setting.
Much of the content in this unit is covered off also in the Care Certificate Standard 14 Handling Information
Handle information in a care setting answers:
Table of Contents
1 Understand the need for secure handling of information in care settings
Identify the legislation that relates to the recording, storage and sharing of information in care settings
Data protection Act 2018 – Is the UK’s third generation of data protection law has now received the Royal Assent and its main provisions and came into effect on 25 May 2018. The new Act aims to modernise data protection laws to ensure they are effective in the years to come. The DPA 2018 has a part dealing with processing that does not fall within EU law, for example, where it is related to immigration. It applies GDPR standards but it has been amended to adjust those that would not work in the national context. The Act seeks to empower individuals to take control of their personal data and to support organisations with their lawful processing of personal data.
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