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Consent & Confidentiality
We strive to uphold the privacy and dignity of everybody who uses the services of Mercury College, including through our policy on Information Sharing and Confidentiality, and associated guidance; as well as through linked policies and guidance, including those on Communication, People’s Rights and Contact with Family and Friends, as well as the Staff Code of Practice. Personal information is treated with respect.
We believe that it is important for people accessing or living within our services, their carers, families and other relevant parties, to know that the confidentiality of those we support is respected, their personal information protected and information shared only on a need-to-know basis, for example to facilitate the understanding of and/or best decision making in respect of care, treatment and support. We keep records securely. The aim for all staff working in Mercury College services, is that the right, lawful balance is struck in relation to effective information sharing, which best supports sound and effective decision making, while protecting the personal information of people within our services.
Our position is informed by the view of the Care Quality Commission, expressed in its Essential Standards of Quality and Safety (2010), that providers should work in partnership with carers. We also aim to work positively and in partnership with relatives and other appropriate representatives, when it comes to information sharing and confidentiality. Where a request for access to a record is made, Mercury College and its associated residential and supported living services staff follow legislation and guidance according to the Freedom of Information Act 2000 and the Data Protection Act 1998.