Unit H6165049 - Promote effective handling of information in care settings

Unit H6165049 - Promote effective handling of information in care settings


Understand requirements for handling information in care settings


1.1 Identify legislation and codes of practice that relate to handling information in care
settings

As health care professionals in the hospital, we should be aware of these regulations,
guidances and legislations:

 The Human Rights Act 1998
 Data Protection Act 2018
 The Health and Social Care Act 2012
 Access to Health Records Act 1990
 Computer Misuse Act 1990
 Common Low Duty of Confidentality
 Confidentiality: Good Practise in Handling Patient Information 2017
 Freedom of Information Act 2000
 Records Management (NHS Code of Practice) 2016
 Code of Practice: Mental Health Act 1983
 General Social Care Council (GSCC) Codes of Practice
 The Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) code
 The Caldicott Report 1997
 The Caldicott Principles
 Manual for Caldicott Guardians 2017
 Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations.
 EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) 2016


1.2 Summarise the main points of legal requirements and codes of practice for handling
information in care settings


The Human Rights Act 1998

It declares that everyone has the right to private life. This includes the right to have
information about us such as medical information or official letters and records that need to be
kept private and confidential, as well as these must be shared and stored according to strict
rules and regulations.
Data Protection Act 2018