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Information sharing

Meaning in social work, with examples

nounCommon term

In social work, information sharing means: Passing relevant information about a person between professionals or agencies so that the person can be protected and receive the right help.

In Turkish: bilgi paylaşımı

How it is used

It must be lawful, necessary and proportionate, and is usually done with consent unless asking would put someone at risk. Agencies sign information sharing agreements. Case reviews often find that poor information sharing played a part when things went wrong.

Example sentences

  1. Information sharing between the school and the family doctor was too slow.

  2. We follow the information sharing agreement signed by all partner agencies.

Common collocations

  • information sharing agreement
  • lawful information sharing
  • information sharing between agencies
  • share information
  • confidentialityThe duty to keep information about clients private and to share it only with their consent or when there is a clear professional or legal reason.
  • data protectionThe laws and practices that control how personal information is collected, stored, used, shared and deleted.
  • multi-agency workingDifferent organisations, such as social services, schools, health, police and charities, working together on the same case or problem.
  • need-to-know basisA rule for sharing information only with the people who need it to do their job, and only as much as they need.
  • informed consentPermission given by a person who understands what they are agreeing to, including the purpose, risks, alternatives and their right to say no.

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