DH 12 September 2013
- The government accepts all the recommendations of the Caldicott2 report and highlights that while information sharing is essential to provide good care for everyone, there are rules that must be followed. See the government's response to the Caldicott Review here.
- A guide to confidentiality in health and social care - new guidance from the Health and Social Care Information Centre that sets out 5, easy-to-remember rules so that staff can make sure they deal with confidential patient information safely and securely.
- Rule 1: Confidential information about service users or patients should be treated confidentially and respectfully.
- Rule 2: Members of a care team should share confidential information when it is needed for the safe and effective care of individuals.
- Rule 3: Information that is shared for the benefit of the community should be anonymised.
- Rule 4: An individual’s right to object to the sharing of confidential information about them should be respected.
- Rule 5: Organisations should put policies, procedures and systems in place to ensure the confidentiality rules are followed.
