Mandatory field An example of Sensitive Information is:* Name, Date of Birth, Address Contracts for suppliers, minutes of meetings Sex, Ethnicity, Medical Diagnosis
Mandatory field The Caldicott Principles refer to the handling/sharing of confidential patient information:* True False
Mandatory field Who is the senior person in the trust responsible for protecting the confidence of a patient and enabling appropriate information sharing?* The patient The Caldicott Guardian The nurse
Mandatory field If transporting person identifiable/confidential information by car within working hours, where would you store it?* On the front seat On the back seat Locked out of sight in the car boot
Mandatory field Where is the correct place to dispose of person identifiable/confidential data?* Put it in the waste paper bin in your office Put it in the confidential waste bin in your area Put it in the recycling bin
Mandatory field An individual can be prosecuted for a serious breach of the Data Protection Act 1998?* True False
Mandatory field Who is the registered data protection lead for the trust?* Head of patient safety & legal services Health records manager Director of nursing
Mandatory field If someone makes a request to view non-personal information about the trust this is a:* Subject access request Freedom of Information request NHS information request
Mandatory field How many days does the trust have to reply to a freedom of Information request?* 10 working days 20 working days 40 calendar days
Mandatory field What is the maximum fine the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) can give to an organisation for serious breaches of the Data Protection Act 1998?* £100,000 £250,000 £500,000
Mandatory field To keep information secure, all staff should:* Maintain a clear desk policy Lock computers when moving away from their desk Create unique passwords and never share a password All of the above
Mandatory field Which of the following is a secure method for exchange of patient information?* Mandatory field A member of staff finds a piece of paper that looks like a ward handover sheet on the floor of a hospital corridor. It contains hand written names, diagnoses and hospital numbers, What should they do?* Contact the Information Governance department Rip the paper into small pieces and throw them in the waste bin Put the sheet of paper in their pocket and think about it later
Mandatory field How do you ensure your department/practice is compliant with the Data Protection Act (1998)?* Abide by Information Governance policies and procedures Perform a data protection risk assessment of your department/practice Ensure all areas of data protection concerns are addressed Escalate all data protection risks All of the above
Please enter you details:
Mandatory field First Name* Mandatory field Second Name* Assignment number
Mandatory field Department* Mandatory field Email Address*
