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A guide to confidentiality in Health and Social Care Dame Fiona Caldicott Kingsley Manning 2014 Reinforces the duty of staff to share information to ensure safe and effective care for service users and patients 5 rules: 1.Confidential information about service users or patients should be treated confidentially and respectfully 2.Members of a care team should share confidential information when it is needed for the safe and effective care of an individual – includes DUTY TO SHARE where involves Safeguarding Children and Vulnerable adults 3.Information that is shared for the benefit of a community should be anonymised 4.An individual’s right to object to sharing of confidential information about them should be respected 5. Organisations should put policies, procedures and systems in place to ensure the confidentiality rules are followed. Information Sharing: Guidance for Practitioners and Managers 2011 Supports good practice in information sharing by offering clarity when & how information can be shared legally & professionally in order to achieve improved outcomes. 7 golden rules of information sharing: 1.Remember that the Data Protection Act is not a barrier to information sharing. 2.Be open & honest. 3.Seek advice. 4.Share with consent where appropriate. 5.Consider safety & well-being. 6.Necessary, proportionate, relevant, accurate, timely & secure. 7.Keep a record. (within document yellow highlighted boxes relate specifically to children). Flowchart on page 17 Consent – children and young people (3.22 – 3.29) pages 18 – 19.