Confidentiality clause from staff contract

1. You shall not, except as authorised by the Trust or required by your duties under your employment contract, use for your own benefit or gain or divulge to any persons, firm, company or other organisation whatsoever any confidential information belonging to the Trust or relating to his affairs or dealings which may come to your knowledge during your employment. This restriction shall cease to apply to any information or knowledge which may subsequently come into the public domain other than in breach of this clause.
2. All records, documents and other papers considered to be confidential, together with any copies or extracts thereof, made or acquired by you in the course of your employment shall be the property of the Trust and must be returned to the Trust on termination of your employment.
3. Confidential information shall include all information which has been specifically designated as confidential by the Trust and any information which relates to the commercial and financial activities of the Trust, the unauthorised disclosure of which would embarrass, harm or prejudice the Trust.
4. Information relating to patients and their treatment is of a confidential nature and must not be disclosed. In addition to the requirements of your professional body, the Trust considers unauthorised disclosure of patients' confidential information a serious matter which may lead to disciplinary action.
5. Under the Computer Misuse Act 1990, it is a criminal offence to use computers without authorisation or tamper with data or computer equipment.
6. You should be aware that the Trust will hold personal information about you on your personal file, the recruitment system and payroll system, which is used for purposes in connection with your employment by the Trust. If you wish to examine any personal information relating to you, in the first instance you should put your request in writing to the appropriate link personnel manage