Caldicott Principles Clause Samples

Caldicott Principles. The Caldicott Committee carried out a review of the use of patient-identifiable information. It recommended a series of principles that should be applied when considering whether confidential information should be shared. All NHS organisations and Social Services Departments are now required to apply the Caldicott principles. These principles relate to the use of patient-identifiable information and are detailed below. Principle 1 Justify the purpose for using such information. Every proposed use or transfer of such information should be clearly defined and scrutinised and continuing uses reviewed regularly.

Caldicott Principles. The Contractor must also observe the Caldicott Principles, which are set out below.

Caldicott Principles. Caldicott Guardians are appointed to oversee the arrangements for the use and sharing of patient identifiable information across all NHSScotland organisations. Whilst the legal provision for the work of the Caldicott Guardians is primarily the Data Protection Act 1998, NHS staff should ensure compliance with the Caldicott principles when sharing information. These are:  Principle 1 - Justify the purpose(s) for using confidential information  Principle 2 - Only use it when absolutely necessary  Principle 3 - Use the minimum that is required  Principle 4 - Access should be on a strict need-to-know basis  Principle 5 - Everyone must understand his or her responsibilities  Principle 6 - Understand and comply with the law

Caldicott Principles. All health and social care organisations have a Caldicott Guardian to oversee access to patient and service user information. Health and social care partners agree to access, share and disclose person-identifiable information in accordance with the seven Caldicott principles below: • Justify the purpose(s) for using personal confidential information • Don't use personal information unless it is absolutely necessary • Use the minimum personal information that is required • Access to personal information should be on a strict need-to-know basis • Everyone with access to personal information should be aware of their responsibilities • Everyone must comply with the law • The duty to share information can be as important as the duty to protect patient or service user confidentiality Health and social care professionals should have the confidence to share information in the best interests of their patients/ service users within the framework set out by these principles. They should be supported by the policies of their employer’s regulators and professional bodies.

Caldicott Principles. The Caldicott Report set out a number of general principles that health and social care organisations should use when reviewing its use of client information and these are set out below: Principle 1: Justify the purpose(s) Principle 2: Do not use personally identifiable information unless it is absolutely necessary. Personally identifiable information items should not be used unless there is no alternative. Principle 3: Use the minimum personally identifiable information. Principle 4: Access to personally identifiable information should be on a strict need to know basis. Principle 5: Everyone should be aware of their responsibilities.

Caldicott Principles patient-identifiable information which passes from NHS organisations in England to other NHS or non-NHS bodies for purposes other than direct care, medical research or w The Committee published seven principles, or standards, that are now accepted as the foundation of good practice for handling personal identifiable information . Principle 1 - Justify the purpose(s): Every proposed use or transfer of personally- identifiable information within or from an organisation should be clearly defined and scrutinised, with continuing uses regularly reviewed by an appropriate Guardian. Principle 2 - Do not use personally-identifiable information unless it is absolutely necessary: Personally identifiable information items should not be used unless there is no alternative. Principle 3 - Use the minimum necessary personally-identifiable information : Where use of personally identifiable information is considered to be essential, each individual item of information should be justified with the aim of reducing identifiably. Principle 4 - Access to information should be on a strict need to know basis: Only those individuals who need access to person identifiable information should have access to it, in order to undertake tasks within their job role, or tasks which they have expressly been given responsibility for. Principle 7 - The duty to share information can be as important as the duty to protect patient confidentiality : Health and social care professionals should have the confidence to share information in the best interests of their patients within the framework set out by these principles. They should be supported by the policies of their employers, regulators and professional bodies.

Caldicott Principles. The Processor must also observe the Caldicott Principles when processing health and/or social care data, which are set out below.

Caldicott Principles. The Caldicott Committee (which reported in 1997) recommended a series of principles that should be applied when considering whether confidential information. Particularly in health and social care services, should be shared. The principles have been developed with the aim of establishing the highest practical standards for handling confidential information. They apply equally to all routine and ad hoc flows of service users/patient information whether clinical or non-clinical, in manual or electronic format. Any sharing undertaken under this Agreement must consider these principles. The principles are: • Justify the purpose(s) for using confidential information Every proposed use or transfer of service user or patient-identifiable information within or from an organisation should be clearly defined and scrutinised, with continuing uses regularly reviewed, by an appropriate guardian. • Only transfer/use service user or patient-identifiable information when absolutely necessary Service user or Patient-identifiable information items should not be included unless it is essential for the specified purpose(s) of that flow. The need for service users/patients to be identified should be considered at each stage of satisfying the purpose. • Use the minimum identifiable information that is required Where use of service user/ patient-identifiable information is considered to be essential, the inclusion of each individual item should be considered and justified so that the minimum amount of identifiable information is transferred or accessible as is necessary for a given function to be carried out. • Access should be on a strict need to know basis

Caldicott Principles. The Supplier must also observe the Caldicott Principles, which are set out below. 2.1. The purpose must be justified. Every proposed use or transfer of personal data within or from the organisation should be clearly defined and scrutinised, with continuing uses regularly reviewed by an appropriate guardian. 2.2. Personal data must not be used unless it is absolutely necessary. Personal data should not be used unless there is no alternative. 2.3. The minimum necessary personal data information is to be used. Where use of personal data is considered essential, each individual item of information should be justified with the aim of reducing identifiability. 2.4. Access to personal data should be on a strict need to know basis. Only those individuals who need access to personal data should have access to it, and they should only have access to the data that they need to see. 2.5. Everyone should be aware of their responsibilities. Those handling personal data - both frontline and support staff - must be aware of their responsibilities and obligations to respect personal confidentiality 2.6. All persons handling personal data must understand and comply with the law. Every use of personal data information must be lawful.