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Level 3 Foundation Diploma in Health and Social Care

Confidentiality vs Information Sharing Tensions

HSC306 · Effective Handling of Information in Health and Social Care Settings — Week 5 of 16

CourseHSC306
Week5 of 16
SemesterII
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This week’s topics

Confidentiality vs Information Sharing Tensions

  1. Adult and child safeguarding thresholds
  2. Public interest disclosures and serious harm prevention
  3. Prevention and detection of crime
  4. Court orders and statutory notifications
  5. Data Sharing Series - Safeguarding children

What you will be able to do

  • 3.3 Describe the potential tension between maintaining an individual’s confidentiality and disclosing information.

Activity

Start with this week’s video, then: Seminar, guided reading and a short written task: describe the potential tension between maintaining an individual’s confidentiality and disclosing information.

Study materials

Videos

  • Data Sharing Series - Safeguarding children · YouTube · Information Commission's Office (ICO) · 40 min · for registered students

Further resources

  • The Caldicott Principles (National Data Guardian, 2020) · Reading · GOV.UK, guidance · for registered students
  • Working together to safeguard children 2023 (DfE) · Reading · GOV.UK, guidance · for registered students
  • Care and support statutory guidance (Care Act 2014, DHSC) · Reading · GOV.UK, guidance · 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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