Competency information
Details
Map the information flow between different sectors of health and social care.
Considerations
- Different communication methods and technologies and their appropriate application in support of clinical practice.
- Principles of acceptable, effective communications and information exchange with patients and carers and colleagues across the publicly funded sector.
- Level of access required to different parts of the personal health record.
- Consent models, confidentiality and security to ensure appropriate individual and team access to patient records.
- The implications of the integration of patient-identifiable clinical information within the NHS.
- How coded data are important for supporting business workflows and administration, as well as measuring quality outcomes.
Relevant learning outcomes
| # | Outcome |
|---|---|
| # 4 | Outcome Access local and national clinical knowledge bases and care pathway guidance. |