Making Sense of Data Protection
and Freedom of Information

TDP 2 - Information Sharing, Confidentiality and Consent

• Sharing with Confidence – working within the requirements of the Data Protection Act
• Protocols and Agreements – why have them and how they should work in practice
• Handling requests for information and making disclosures
• Do’s and don’ts
• Why requests are refused
• Working with the external agencies and partners
• How to improve levels of trust
• What “groundrules” should be in place?
• Confidentiality and Consent
• Types of consent and how they work
• Confidentiality
• What does it mean and how important is it?
• NHS and the Caldicott Principles - how they affect requests for information
• The Way forward – effective information sharing – how to manage it