Confidentiality Awareness
About our Confidentiality Awareness Training
Do you know the various laws surrounding confidentiality in the UK? Throughout this confidentiality training course, you will learn about confidentiality as a whole, in both a personal and professional capacity, and how to deal with a security breach in relation to confidential information.
Course Length
This Confidentiality Awareness training course is 2 hours in length and can be finished in a half-day. All of our courses are set up to allow for breaks so you can eat and rest.
Certificate Validity
Our Confidentiality Awareness course training certificate is valid for 12 months. Before it expires, you will need to re-enrol so you can get a new certificate.
Delivery Methods
Our most in-demand training option is in-house, bringing expert-led learning directly to you. One of our professional trainers will travel to your location to deliver an engaging, face-to-face session tailored to your team’s needs. This option is ideal for groups of up to 12 participants, allowing for interactive discussions, hands-on learning, and real-time feedback in a familiar setting.
Topics Covered
Please see our course outline here. During this Confidentiality Awareness training course, you will learn to fully understand what confidentiality is, why we need to respect confidentiality, legislation, policy and procedure, and more.
Cost/Pricing
Our pricing is flexible and designed to match your specific requirements, taking into account factors such as location, preferred dates, and group size. To receive a free, no-obligation quote, simply get in touch with our team of advisors. Give us a call at 0800 781 2041 or leave an enquiry online, we’re happy to assist.
How Do You Get Certified?
This course can be delivered as an in-house group session for up to 12 participants. You have the flexibility to arrange the training at a time and location that suits your schedule. Alternatively, you can attend one of our scheduled courses at various training centres across the UK. Once you successfully complete the course, you will receive a certificate to recognise your achievement.
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Confidentiality Awareness Course Outline
- What is confidentiality?
- Why do we need to respect confidentiality?
- Legislation, policy and procedure.
- Information security breaches and how to manage them.
- What does disclosure mean?
- Philosophical and ethical issues.
- Personal experience and practice.
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Confidentiality Awareness FAQs
What is meant by confidentiality?
The principle of confidentiality is about respecting the wishes and privacy of an individual. For example, professional healthcare workers have a duty of care to service users and must not disclose information relating to the individual unless absolutely necessary.
Is confidentiality a legal requirement?
There are many aspects of UK law that relate to confidentiality. These include the Human Rights Act 1998, The Care Act 2014, The Safety and Quality Act 2015, the Data Protection Act 2018, and the GDPR. These all cover aspects of confidentiality and how it works on a need to know basis but with important caveats to protect the individual or others when at risk.
Who is this training for?
Training is relevant to anyone that is required to handle the personal information of service users. Healthcare professionals, emergency service workers, security workers, lawyers, investigators, and anyone else dealing with confidentiality would benefit from this in-house training.
What will I learn in this course?
Training ensures a greater awareness of the theoretical, moral, ethical, and philosophical issues surrounding confidentiality. It covers information security breaches and ways to manage them. It also looks at legislation, policy and procedure through group discussions with confidentiality training experts.
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