Reading List

Key UK professional standards and practical guidance on maintaining and protecting patients' information in dental practice.

GDC Safe Practitioner Framework and Standards

• GDC - The Safe Practitioner: Dental Nurse
  The Safe Practitioner Framework for dental nurses, including Professionalism learning outcome P 1.2 and linked behaviour P(B)11.
  https://www.gdc-uk.org/docs/default-source/education-and-cpd/safe-practitioner-framework-2024/eqa-gui-011-spf-dental-nurse.pdf?sfvrsn=2e9b563_11

• GDC - Standards for the Dental Team
  Core professional standards for dental registrants covering confidentiality, patient trust and information protection.
  https://www.gdc-uk.org/standards-guidance/standards-and-guidance/standards-for-the-dental-team

• GDC - Principle 4: Maintain and protect patients' information
  A focused GDC page on protecting patient information and using it appropriately.
  https://standards.gdc-uk.org/pages/principle4/principle4

UK GDPR, Patient Rights and Breaches

• ICO - Guide to the data protection principles
  Official guidance on the UK GDPR principles: lawfulness, fairness, transparency, data minimisation, accuracy, integrity, confidentiality and accountability.
  https://ico.org.uk/for-organisations/uk-gdpr-guidance-and-resources/data-protection-principles/a-guide-to-the-data-protection-principles/

• ICO - Special category data
  Explains why health information is treated as more sensitive under UK GDPR.
  https://ico.org.uk/for-organisations/uk-gdpr-guidance-and-resources/lawful-basis/special-category-data/what-is-special-category-data/

• ICO - Guide to subject access requests
  Practical guidance on recognising and responding to requests for copies of personal data.
  https://ico.org.uk/for-organisations/uk-gdpr-guidance-and-resources/subject-access-requests/a-guide-to-subject-access/

• ICO - Personal data breaches: a guide
  Guidance on recognising, assessing, recording and reporting personal data breaches.
  https://ico.org.uk/for-organisations/report-a-breach/personal-data-breach/personal-data-breaches-a-guide/

• GOV.UK - The Data Protection Act
  Overview of UK data protection law and individual rights.
  https://www.gov.uk/data-protection/the-data-protection-act

Information Governance and Cyber Security

• GOV.UK - The Caldicott Principles
  The Caldicott principles for handling confidential patient information.
  https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-caldicott-principles

• NHS England Digital - Data Security and Protection Toolkit
  Information about the DSP Toolkit used by organisations to assess data security and protection where applicable.
  https://digital.nhs.uk/services/data-security-and-protection-toolkit

• NCSC - Small Organisations Guide to Cyber Security
  Practical cyber security advice on passwords, phishing, software updates, backups and device security.
  https://www.ncsc.gov.uk/collection/small-organisations-guide-to-cyber-security

Use these sources to expand your knowledge of confidentiality, UK GDPR, patient rights, breach reporting and secure information handling in dental nursing.