Tue. Jan 24th, 2023

Principles of confidentiality

Confidentiality relates to personal information, and in particular, the steps taken to ensure the confidentiality of personal information.

Not only should an organisation adhere to GDPR/Data Protection Act when dealing with personal data, many organisations also have a confidentiality policy, which further describes what is and is not acceptable use of data. For examples, please view the following links:

Introduction to confidentiality | (hcpc-uk.org)

Confidentiality – General principles – England (medicalprotection.org)