All nurses and midwives have to comply with the legislation relating to confidentiality. Data Protection Act came into place in 1998‚ the purpose of the Act is to protect individuals by how data is controlled‚ store‚ obtained and disclosed. Data Protection Act is designed to make sure and put in place what personal information may or may not be shared and also what can be with the information. Confidentiality has been described as central to preserving the human dignity of patients. All nurses and
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Confidentiality of Health Information‚ HIT 109 Research Project Number: 40903400 In the American Medical Associations or AMA website under the‚ “ AMA Code of Medical Ethics‚ Opinion 5.07” a number of important issues are discussed regarding the confidentiality of medical records on computers. The information in computers is a vital point when it comes to confidentiality and the issues discussed are used to in order to maintain‚ organized and ensure the confidentiality of medical information. I
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Deana Fraser January 31st 2015 Unit 3 – Champion Equality‚ Diversity and Inclusion 1.1 Explain models of practice that underpin equality‚ diversity‚ and inclusion in own area of responsibility My role requires me to support individuals from a diverse range of backgrounds. I have to ensure I uphold and promote equality and diversity in my practice and offer inclusion. I will in my role be supporting people from a diverse range of backgrounds and culture. Through this I must ensure I treat
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THE LAW‚ ETHICAL THEORIES AND CODE OF PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE. Many of the decisions that health care professionals make in the course of their practice are affected by legal principles‚ moral reasoning‚ code of professional practice and it is important for the health care professional (nurses) to be able to differentiate between ethical principles‚ the law and codes of professional conduct. It is also helpful to the nurses to develop a clear understanding of the law‚ ethical issues and code of professional
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an Act that defines the new duties imposed on the Local Authorities in respect to improving the Every Child Matters outcomes for pre-school children. The Act also defines new rules in relation to childcare for working parents as well as parental information services. It is aimed at improving the well-being of young children. It emphasises the importance of safeguarding children and young people within an educational setting. If a child discloses neglect or abuse; an establishment should have instructions
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Q4a) Summarise the laws and codes of practice affecting work in schools There are a number of pieces of current legislation which govern the work in schools and although these are large in number it is important to recognise the key pieces of legislation and how these affect work in schools. The key pieces of legislation are listed below with a brief outline of how each piece affects work in schools: a) The Data Protection Act 1998 This Act sets out the guidelines in relation to how schools use
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4.1 (2) Summarise the laws and codes of practice affecting work in schools and explain how legislation affects how schools work. The UN Convention on the Rights of a Child 1989 – in 1989 the world leaders decided children needed a special convention just for them to give them special care and protection that adults do not need. All children up to the age of 18 have the rights in the convention. Some groups of children eg those living away from home or disabled children have additional rights
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Confidentiality of Health Information‚ HIT 109 Final Exam 40902600 Part A-Answers Essay 1 The responsibility of Dr. Bob first and foremost is to save the life of the patient‚ which is Sally. Doctor Bob must also be aware of his legal responsibility. Among the Doctor Bob’s legal obligations in the case of operating on a minor is the issue of informed consent. Sally being a minor‚ Dr. Bob must seek her parents’ consent before he starts her surgery. In order for Sally’s parents’ to give informed
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becomes insolvent what are the duties for directors in order to save unsecured creditors. We will also find out how directors become liable for their action in regard to insolvent trading and if they breach any law for insolvent trading what are the consequences they have to suffer and also law has given some defences for insolvent trading for directors in order to avoid penalty. S9 defines a director of a company- a person who is appointed to the position of a director or alternate director regardless
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Project ‚ Confidentiality of the health Information 1. Should corrections be date and time stamped? Yes‚ it is very important to keep track of when changes are made to an individual’s medical records. Any correction made to confidential medical information should be time and date stamped. In addition‚ the name of the person who makes the changes should be recorded with the time and date change. should there not be a note of who makes changes to the medical record. An example of the negative
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