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Level 3 Foundation Diploma in Health and Social Care

Final assessment and submission

HSC306 · Effective Handling of Information in Health and Social Care Settings — Final

CourseHSC306
Week16 of 16
SemesterII
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This week’s topics

Final assessment and submission

  1. Final coursework submission
  2. Assessment against all criteria

What you will be able to do

  • 1.1 Identify legislation and codes of practice that relate to handling of information in health and social care.
  • 1.2 Explain the legal requirements and codes of practice for handling of information in health and social care.
  • 2.1 Describe how manual and electronic information storage systems are securely maintained.
  • 2.2 Describe practices that ensure security when storing and accessing information.
  • 2.3 Explain the importance of maintaining records that are up to date, complete, accurate and legible.
  • 3.1 Explain the meaning of the term confidentiality.
  • 3.2 Discuss how to maintain and promote confidentiality in day-to-day communication.
  • 3.3 Describe the potential tension between maintaining an individual’s confidentiality and disclosing information.

Activity

Final assessment week: submission of the unit assignment.

Study materials

The teaching notes, exercises and videos of this week are in the student portal. Your portal is set up as soon as you receive final acceptance, so you can open them before the semester starts.
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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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