3 Health And Social Care Values

Question 1

3 health and social care values.

Answer 1

1. maintaining confidentially
2. Promoting equality or diversity
3. Promoting individuals rights and beliefs

Question 2

How to promote confidentiality?

Answer 2

1. Private room/doors shut when discussing private information.
2. Store private information in a secure place e.g. In a locked cabinet or a password protected computer.
3. No gossiping about patients personal details
4. Only pass on information on a “need to know” basis.

Question 3

What is meant by “need to know” basis?

Answer 3

Restricting who has access to private information

Only passing the information on to people who have a reason to know
E.G doctors may pass on private information to a surgeon before you have an operation.

Question 4

Why is confidentiality important?

Answer 4

To avoid embarrassment

So you can trust professionals

Makes patients feel valued

It is your right …

It is the law - data protection act

To maintain a good reputation for the setting

Question 5

Why can confidently be broken?

Answer 5

When a person is at risk of harm from others e.g. Abuse

When a person is at risk of harming others..

When a person is at risk of harming themselves

When a serious law is broken e.g a doctor found out your drug dealing or when serious crime is being committed.