Ensuring Condifentiality

Question 1

What act protects individuals confidentiality ?

Answer 1

The data protection act 1998 is designed to maintain confidentiality of personal information

Question 2

6 ways that confidentiality is ensured ?

Answer 2

Confidentiality is ensured by ;
-by applying to 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
-by following appropriate procedures where disclosure is legally required
-by respecting the rights of service users where they request non disclosure or limited disclosure of their Personal information

Question 3

Key term - confidentiality ?

Answer 3

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

Question 4

Key term - safeguarding ?

Answer 4

Safeguarding - maintaining a service users confidentiality is part of safeguarding practice , so that the clients are protected from harm and abuse and their health and wellbeing is promoted