Confidentiality and data protection guidance
This information is for your own reference and is not displayed publicly on your PPDP
You are likely to process personal data as part of your day to day role as a nursing student and you have duties in relation to confidentiality and data protection in relation to completing your PPDP.
- Respect people’s right to privacy and confidentiality.
- Do not use any personal data which means ANY data which identifies an individual (Section 1(1) of the Data Protection Act 1998).
- You must not record any information that might identify an individual, whether that individual is alive or deceased. This means that all information recorded must be recorded in a way that no patient, service user, colleague or other individual can be identified from the information. For example, any notes or reflections must not include:
- The name of any individual
- The date of any incident or event referred to
- The particular ward or place where the event occurred
- Descriptions of unique circumstances where an individual could be identified from the circumstances.
- Any information extracted from employer data (such as complaints logs) must be extracted in a way that no information identifying an individual is obtained, used or recorded. For example, you must not forward work emails to your personal account, or download and take copies of employer records.