Confidentiality

Question 1

How is confidentiality ensured?

Answer 1

By applying the requirements of the Data protection Act 1998
By adhering to legal and workplace requirements specified by codes of practice in health and social care settings
By securely recording, storing and retrieving medical and personal information
By maintaining confidentiality to safeguard service users
Be following appropriate procedures where disclosure is legally required
By respecting the rights of a service user where they request a non-disclosure or limited disclosure of their personal information.

Question 2

What is confidentiality?

Answer 2

Confidentiality in health and social care setting means restricting access to information about a service user to individuals who are involved in the care, unless permission to disclose the information is given by the service user.

Question 3

What is safeguarding?

Answer 3

Maintaining service-user confidentiality is part of safeguarding practice, so that the clients are protected from harm and abuse and their health and well being is promoted.

Question 4

Where is Data Stored?

Answer 4

Data is stored in computers, tablets and mobile phones, on social media, written paper records and even in photographs.