40 minutes · free · certificate valid 1 year
Data Security in Health & Care
Learn why information about patients and people we support needs special care: the common law duty of confidentiality, the eight Caldicott Principles, the rules for sharing information safely, good everyday practice with records and devices, and the Data Security and Protection Toolkit. Finish the final assessment with a score of 75% or higher to earn a certificate, valid for one year.
Done this course before, or already know the material? You can go straight to the final assessment and renew your certificate without re-reading the lessons.
What you'll cover
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Why care data is different
Health and care information is special category data, protected by confidentiality law and the Caldicott Principles, and misusing it harms people who are already vulnerable.
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The rules of sharing
When sharing is expected and lawful, how consent and capacity work, and what to do when safeguarding, police or families come calling.
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Everyday practice
Records, conversations, photos, messaging apps, paper, mobile working and passwords: the daily habits that keep people's information safe.
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The DSPT and incidents
The Data Security and Protection Toolkit, the ten data security standards, reporting incidents fast, and supporting people's rights over their information.
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Final assessment
20 questions drawn at random from the full question bank. Score 75% or higher to earn your certificate.
Questions rotate on every attempt, so retaking a section or the final assessment gives you a different set of questions in a different order, not the same fixed quiz.