Understanding the 8 Caldicott Principles

To provide guidance on handling patient-identifiable data

To train healthcare staff in first aid

To improve healthcare technology

To increase hospital funding

2020

2010

2005

1997

The patient's insurance provider

The patient's preferred hospital

The patient's favorite color

The patient's full name

7

6

5

8

Principle 7

Principle 5

Principle 1

Principle 3

To train new healthcare staff

To manage hospital finances

To develop new medical treatments

To oversee the application of the Caldicott Principles

Principle 6

Principle 8

Principle 2

Principle 4

It should be available to researchers

It should be shared with patients' families

It should be freely accessible to all staff

It should be on a strict need-to-know basis

Due to concerns about handling patient information in the NHS

To promote international healthcare collaboration

To reduce healthcare costs

To increase the number of healthcare professionals

The duty to share information for individual care is as important as the duty to protect confidentiality

Information should never be shared

Only non-confidential information should be shared

Information should be shared only with patient consent