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Postgraduate Course: Confidentiality and Data Protection in Healthcare 2 (HEIN11031)

Course Outline
SchoolSchool of Clinical Sciences CollegeCollege of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) AvailabilityNot available to visiting students
SCQF Credits10 ECTS Credits5
SummaryTo explore the concepts of confidentiality and data protection and assess the impact on care and processes within health and social care organisations and systems.
Course description Not entered
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements None
Course Delivery Information
Academic year 2014/15, Not available to visiting students (SS1) Quota:  None
Course Start Semester 2
Course Start Date 12/01/2015
Timetable Timetable
Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) Total Hours: 100 ( Online Activities 15, Summative Assessment Hours 30, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 55 )
Assessment (Further Info) Written Exam 0 %, Coursework 100 %, Practical Exam 0 %
Additional Information (Assessment) Course assessments will relate to the learning outcomes. This summative work will be approximately 3000 words in total and be approved by the Programme Committee, on the
recommendation of the Course Convenor. Combined with formative components, it may incorporate one or more of the following:
* Essay style analysis or commentary
* Scenario analysis
* Critical/Significant incident analysis
* Reflective practice accounts
* Individual presentations
* Multiple Choice Questions
* Other relevant assessments
Feedback Not entered
No Exam Information
Learning Outcomes
a. Demonstrate a general understanding of the legislation and guidance surrounding Confidentiality and Data Protection, with specific reference to the National Health Service (NHS) in the UK as a model, including:
* Data Protection Act 1998
* Common Law of Confidentiality
* NHS Confidentiality Guidance, including Caldicott Guardians
* Human Rights Act
b. Examine and analyse the impact of confidentiality on the NHS, in particular patient rights in relation to consent, information sharing and the wider implications of ethics.
c. Critically analyse the relationship between confidentiality and relevant legislation on information sharing.
d. Give evidence-based advice to individuals or organisations regarding the effects and management of confidentiality in a variety of clinical and management contexts.
e. Explain the particular needs and rights of mentally incapacitated persons and children with respect to confidentiality.
Reading List
None
Additional Information
Graduate Attributes and Skills Not entered
Keywordshealth Informatics
Contacts
Course organiserDr Claudia Pagliari
Tel: (0131 6)50 9464
Email: Claudia.Pagliari@ed.ac.uk
Course secretaryMiss Ashley Stevenson
Tel: 0131 527 3410
Email: a.stevenson@rcsed.ac.uk
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