Overview
Assessment Guidance
Portfolio of Evidence
Aim
The aim of this unit is to help learners understand how to handle information and the legislation that supports this.
Portfolio of Evidence
The aim of this unit is to help learners understand how to handle information and the legislation that supports this.
Understand the need for secure handling of information in social care settings.
Legislation related to handling information includes:
Learners need to be able to identify that they are responsible for protecting personal data and that they must respect confidentiality.
Reasons for having secure systems may include:
Learners should describe a situation where they have information that would suggest an individual is at risk of harm or is likely to pose a risk of harm to someone else. e.g. Suspected abuse of a service user.
Identify the legislation that relates to the recording, storage and sharing of information in social care.
Explain why it is important to have secure systems for recording and storing information in a social care setting.
Describe a situation where you must break confidentiality.
Know how to access support for handling information in social care settings.
Ways to access guidance, information and advice about handling information may include:
By law all children and adults have the right to access their health and social care service records
Actions may include:
Describe how to access guidance, information and advice about handling information.
Outline what actions to take when there are concerns over the recording, storing or sharing of information.