Legislation and Codes of Practice for Handling Information in Health and Social Care

Course Level 3 Diploma in Adult Care
Unit Title DHS 2: Promote effective handling of information in care
settings
Unit Reference K/615/7146
Assessment criteria Answers
1.1 Identify legislation and codes of practice that relate to handling information in health
and social care
The acts covered for the information handling in health as well as social care are the health and
Safety act 1974, as per the act you are required to work in agreed way in which the information is
protected. This can be done by Handling firewalls of the computer which include controlling as
well as monitoring of network traffic which includes incoming as well as outgoing of the traffic
based on rules of security which are already defined (Carey, 2018). The health as well as social
care institute or organisation should protect the data by storing the keys and securing the storage.
As per the Data protection act 1998, office security codes must be there so the information
related to the patient or any secret liquid is not stolen. As per the act the passwords which are
allowing access to particular person on the basis of login should not be shared as the same will
help the company in protecting the data and also handling the data. Even the passwords should be
protected in order to save the password and secrecy of the password. The cabinets as well as
cupboards should be properly locked and should not be left open. The guards should not allow
any unauthorised person as per the act to access the information which is confidential. The
security signs of the person must be checked which includes card punching, thumb impression
etc.
1.2 Summarise the main points of legal requirements and codes of practice for handling
information in health and social care
The main points which are necessary for the handling the information in health and social care as
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