Qualification: Level 4 Certificate in Principles of Leadership and Management for Adult Care (RQF)
Unit: Unit 13: Safeguarding and Protection in Adult Care
Learning outcome: 1 Understand the role of the manager in the safeguarding of vulnerable adults
Assessment criteria: 1.5 Analyse the potential conflicts between safeguarding and respecting confidentiality and how to address them
- There can sometimes be a conflict between safeguarding and protection and respecting the confidentiality of individuals
- For example, if an individual discloses that they have been abused they may not wish anyone else to know about it because they may be fearful, ashamed or embarrassed
- However, all Health and Care professionals have a duty of care to pass on disclosures of abuse to the relevant authorities
- Similarly, information may need to be shared with others if there is a genuine concern that somebody will be subject to harm if the information is withheld
- Whenever we have to share personal information with others we should always try to obtain consent from the individual
- In situations where we must pass on information with or without the individual’s consent, we must inform them that this is what we will be doing