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Code of Conduct on Confidentiality
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Clatterbridge Centre for Oncology
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Code
of Conduct on Confidentiality
and handling personal identifiable information
March 2002
This is a generic
Code of Conduct for all Wirral NHS staff and covers personal
information concerning staff as well as patients.
The 6 Caldicott principles for handling
personal identifiable information
1. Justify the
purpose
Every proposed use or transfer of personal identifiable
information within or from another organisation should be clearly
defined (and reviewed if continuing).
2. Do not use personal-identifiable
information unless it is absolutely necessary
Personal identifiable information items should not be used unless
there is no alternative.
3. Use the minimum necessary
personal-identifiable information
Where use of personal identifiable information is considered
to be essential, each individual item of information should
be justified with the aim of reducing identification.
4. Access to personal identifiable
information should be restricted on a strict need-to-know basis
Only those individuals who need access to personal identifiable
information should have access to it, and they should only have
access to the information items they need to see.
5. Everyone should be aware
of their responsibilities
Action should be taken to ensure that all staff are aware of
their responsibilities and obligation to respect personal confidentiality.
6.
Every use of personal identifiable information must be lawful.
There is a Caldicott Guardian
for each of the following Wirral NHS organisations:
Wirral Hospital NHS Trust
Wirral & West Cheshire Community NHS Trust
Clatterbridge Centre for Oncology
Bebington & West Wirral Primary Care Trust
Birkenhead & Wallasey Primary Care Trust
