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Within the adult branch of nursing the information system that is predominantly used within ward settings is P.A.S., (Patient Administration System). This system holds details about patients such as their name and address, their age, their GP,
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Confidentiality and Security Within the adult branch of nursing the information system that is predominantly used within ward settings is P.A.S., (Patient Administration System). This system holds details about patients such as their name and address, their age, their GP, their next of kin and contact details for them, and if the patient is currently in hospital it provides staff with information about which ward they are admitted onto, this is what is referred to as 'sensitive personal data' in part 1 of the Data Protection Act (1998). The system is also useful because it contains ward information and provides bed managers with information about which patients are where. Finally this is also the system that you need to access to print off patient addressographs. The three aspects of security that this assignment will discuss, with regards to PAS are confidentiality/data security, integrity and availability. Confidentiality is a fundamental part of the...
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