The Data Protection Act contains a set of rules to help ensure that the use of personal information is fair and lawful, but it does not prevent information being shared for health and care purposes. Options A. This statement is true x B. This statement is false Request Not valid A. Please send me a copy of This is a Data Protection Act subject my social care record access request, the requestor should be x assisted to make their request to the correct person/team B. How many GPs work in the This is a valid FOI request it’s not asking – x practice? for information about particular GPs, just how many GPs work in the practice C. When’s my daughter’s next Whilst this is a request for information, it is x appointment? not an FOI request and it should be handled as business as usual D. How much did the Trust This is a FOI request it’s not – spend on rail travel last seeking information about which staff x year? have travelled by rail but a request for the overall cost of rail travel E. How many staff have This is a valid FOI request it’s not a – passed their IG training? request about particular staff, it’s about x the number of staff that have passed their IG training F. What services are being This is a valid FOI request it’s asking for – considered for closure in the information about decisions the x next year? organisation may have made regarding service provision Question Answer A. Consent is normally needed True. There are exceptions to this general rule, but to use someone’s personal you should not make decisions on whether or not X information for non-care consent is required unless you are qualified to do so purposes B. The Data Protection Act False. The Act does not prevent information being prevents information being shared for health and care purposes but contains a shared for health and care set of rules that must be followed in order for the use purposes and sharing of personal information to be lawful
The Data Protection Act contains a set of rules to help ensure that the use of personal information is fair and lawful, but it does not prevent information being shared for health and care purposes. Options A. This statement is true B. This statement is false x Request Not valid A. Please send me a copy of my social care record x This is a Data Protection Act subject access request, the requestor should be assisted to make their request to the correct person/team B. How many GPs work in the practice? x This is a valid FOI request – it’s not asking for information about particular GPs, just how many GPs work in the practice C. When’s my daughter’s next appointment? x Whilst this is a request for information, it is not an FOI request and it should be handled as business as usual D. How much did the Trust spend on rail travel last year? x This is a FOI request – it’s not seeking information about which staff have travelled by rail but a request for the overall cost of rail travel E. How many staff have passed their IG training? x This is a valid FOI request – it’s not a request about particular staff, it’s about the number of staff that have passed their IG training F. What services are being considered for closure in the next year? x This is a valid FOI request – it’s asking for information about decisions the organisation may have made regarding service provision Question Answer A. Consent is normally needed to use someone’s personal information for non-care purposes X True. There are exceptions to this general rule, but you should not make decisions on whether or not consent is required unless you are qualified to do so B. The Data Protection Act prevents information being shared for health and care purposes False. The Act does not prevent information being shared for health and care purposes but contains a set of rules that must be followed in order for the use and sharing of personal information to be lawful