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Level 3 Foundation Diploma in Health and Social Care

Foundations of Confidentiality

HSC306 · Effective Handling of Information in Health and Social Care Settings — Week 3 of 16

CourseHSC306
Week3 of 16
SemesterII
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This week’s topics

Foundations of Confidentiality

  1. Definition and core ethical principles
  2. Distinctions between personal and special category data
  3. Building trust in care relationships
  4. Contractual and common law duties
  5. Privacy and confidentiality (16)
  6. 7 Principles of GDPR | The Knowledge Academy
  7. Ethical data protection

What you will be able to do

  • 3.1 Explain the meaning of the term confidentiality.

Activity

Start with this week’s 3 videos, then: Seminar, guided reading and a short written task: explain the meaning of the term confidentiality.

Study materials

Videos

  • Privacy and confidentiality (16) · YouTube · Australian Dept of Health, Disability and Ageing · 7 min · for registered students
  • 7 Principles of GDPR | The Knowledge Academy · YouTube · The Knowledge Academy · 5 min · for registered students
  • Ethical data protection · YouTube · Information Commission's Office (ICO) · 52 min · for registered students

Further resources

  • The Caldicott Principles (National Data Guardian, 2020) · Reading · GOV.UK, guidance · for registered students
  • The NHS Constitution for England · Reading · GOV.UK, guidance · for registered students
  • Handbook on European data protection law (2018 edition) · PDF · Eu, guidance; 402 pages · for registered students
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Course plan
  • Week 1: Legislation Governing Information Handling
  • Week 2: Legal Requirements and Professional Codes
  • Week 3: Foundations of Confidentiality
  • Week 4: Confidentiality in Daily Communications
  • Week 5: Confidentiality vs Information Sharing Tensions
  • Week 6: Managing Disclosure Dilemmas
  • Week 7: Standards of Effective Record Keeping
  • Midterm: Midterm evaluation
  • Week 9: Maintaining Manual and Digital Storage Systems
  • Week 10: Operational Security and Access Controls
  • Week 11: Information Governance and Quality Monitoring
  • Week 12: Applying Effective Handling of Information in Health and So…
  • Week 13: Assignment workshop: research, planning and referencing
  • Week 14: Assignment workshop: drafting, feedback and improvement
  • Week 15: Review and coursework completion
  • Final: Final assessment and submission
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