Legislation exercise DATA Protection Act 1998 What is your responsibility under the above act as a care worker in relation to;
Recording information –
As a support practitioner all writing and recording must be written accurately, factually and must be relevant. All information and entries are to be dated and signed . All information and paperwork must be legible and there is to be no use of abbreviations or jargon. Storing information-
It is the responsibility of every employee to ensure all confidential records are kept secure. These must be stored in a locked cabinet or locked area which is accessible for each person we support to access. Reporting information
Reporting information can be done using the
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This record needs to be accessible so that safety representatives, inspectors, etc. can examine it."
It also states "An assessment should be revisited to ensure that it is kept up to date and an employer should do this regularly. The date of the first review and the length of time between successive reviews will depend on type of risk, the work, and the employers judgement on the likelihood of changes occurring."
What are your responsibilities under these regulations?
Report any changes you feel may be relevant to management, and if no action is taken refer the matter to your local HSE office or Local Authority Environmental Health Officer. As a Support Practitioner I must understand hazard and risk and have the ability to collect all the necessary information and paperwork. I must also have the knowledge, skills and experience to make the right decisions about how to control exposure.
What are your responsibilities under the above act when dealing with medication?
Medication must be stored in a secure locked cupboard or area as this is part of the role of a Support Practitioner. It is my duty to ensure that the risks to the health of others are properly controlled.
Personal protective equipment at work regulations 1992 and Public Health (Scotland) act 2008
How do these two acts relate to your companies infection control policy?
These two acts relate closely
Changing circumstances within the workplace can cause hazards because other workers can be put at risk because they haven’t been made aware of the changes and management needs to be informed. Risk assessment is a method put in place that is suitable and sufficient to control the risk to health and safety to both employees and other persons who may be affected.
A reminder: It is the clinician’s responsibility to keep the prescription locked into the safe at the end of the day.
Solution: The medical records should be stored in a locked file cabinet in a convenient location in the office because they will be used frequently throughout the work day. If they were kept in the doctor’s office, it would be inconvenient for the employees to grab their patient’s charts during a rushed work day. (Access to Medical and Exposure Records, 2001)
When a vault box passes through these columns, and alarm is sound. There are no visible security guards in the facility. Valuables, or high priced items are located either behind the front registers that can only be accessed by employees or are placed the vault boxes that must be removed at checkout. Patient information trash in the pharmacy is separated from other trash. The pharmacy follows strict HIPPA rules and regulations when it comes to patient privacy and information. Highly controlled medication is store separate from other no controlled medicine and can only be accessed by the pharmacist. Information about money, files, electronic equipment, safes, and vaults would not be released due to security
Health care providers are expected to keep patient’s health information secured by making sure the patient information are secured in a locked file or in a locked room. The patient health information can only be accessed by authorized by staff members only. All records should be stored in file units that will protect the records from fire and water harm.. If the sprinkler system malfunction or flooding occurs no file should be stored on the floor. The will cause a risk to staff individuals and records could be harmed in the occasion of flooding. Only the authorized personnel should have access to patient information. The authorized personnel should also have a key to access the area. If a health information staff member is not available in
In the home environment, however, medications are ordinarily kept in a medication cabinet, on a bedside stand, or on a kitchen counter, all effectively open to others. Most patients don't have secured cabinet in their homes, yet patients ought to be encouraged to keep prescriptions in as secure place as could be allowed in the home, beyond anyone's ability to see.
Al Arkkan Level 1 in Food Safety and Health and Safety in The Workplace is a qualification aimed any one before working in the food business. The qualification designed to provide workers with essential information need to know before they start to work in a food environment or as part of induction. The qualification consists of two units, first unit deal with the basic food safety knowledge and practical skills required to operate safely within food handling. In addition, the second unit deals with basic health and safety in the workplace knowledge.
11.2.1.2 Secure facilities for the storage of medications include, but are not limited to, lockable storage facilities, ceiling cages, burglar guards and alarm systems with keypads.
2. The documentation of each patient encounter should include The date; The reason for the encounter; Appropriate history and physical exam in relationship to the patient’s chief complaint; Review of lab, x-ray data and other ancillary services, where appropriate; Assessment; and Plan for care (including discharge plan, if appropriate)
Legislation exists to protect consumers, the environment and the community, as well as promote fair trading and competition. These laws govern how businesses interact with their suppliers, customers and other businesses. They also outline the rights of businesses and business owners when conflicts arise, further more some industries may supply or use chemicals or other hazardous materials that could potentially endanger the lives of employees or consumers. Therefor it is important that employees follow legislation and organisational guidelines to ensure a safe working environment, if not, the results would mean serious harm or injury to persons and even further, legal prosecution. To avoid prosecution it is necessary to follow legislation in
This Act is used to protect the individuals’ personal records (staff and service users), and all individuals have the right to protect their confidential information. The data Protection Act, defines eight data protection principles to make sure that the information are protected and processed lawfully and everyone who is responsible of the data needs to follow these data protection principles.
Allow for use of differential monitoring or a risk-based approach for annual inspections, provided that the content covered by each visit is representative of the full complement of health and safety requirements.
These medications can be returned to the dispensing pharmacist for disposal. However, care situations that provide nursing care are not covered by this legislation and must make their own arrangements for the disposal of unwanted medicine through a licensed waste management company. There should be a written policy in place which describes the local procedure for recording of unwanted medication to be returned to the pharmacist. All medication should be recorded and signed for by the receiving pharmacist and a copy kept by the organisation.
Safe and effective record keeping is essential for handing over the records to the multi-disciplinary team as if it is documented clearly and accurately it will make the hand over smooth without any disruptions for the
To ensure the reliability and interpretability of the collected data, appropriate documentation should be incorporated into the monitoring program that records sample movement from collection to data reporting and ensures that analytical data is ascribed to the correct location. Appropriate chain of custody information for