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Google’s DeepMind building health data audit tool to counter transparency fears

Google's DeepMind Health is creating a new data audit infrastructure that allows trusts to see how their data is being
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ICO investigating GP system supplier TPP over ‘data protection compliance concerns’

Thousands of patients are being warned their GP electronic records may not be secure, amid an ongoing ICO investigation into
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London Hospital fined £200,000 over fertility data breach

The Information Commissioner's Officer fined HCA International after its patients confidential fertility data was found freely available online.
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Exclusive: Health data breaches on the rise

Since April 2015, UK health providers have reported more than 1300 “data security incidents”, including hundreds of cyber-attacks.
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NHS Digital sees off patient privacy challenge

NHS Digital has seen off a challenge to the way its anonymises millions of patients’ data, with a verdict finding
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N Irish nursing home fined £15k over data breach

A Northern Irish nursing home has been fined by the Information Commissioner’s Office for failing to protect the sensitive data
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ICO ‘aware’ of Google DeepMind and Royal Free app concerns

The Information Commissioner’s Office has confirmed that it is “aware” of concerns about a trust’s collaboration with Google DeepMind on
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56 Dean Street fined £180,000 by ICO

The 56 Dean Street clinic in London’s Soho has been fined £180,000 by the Information Commissioner’s Office after an email
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Blackpool Hospitals fined for publishing staff details

Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has been fined £185,000 for publishing details of thousands of staff online.
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Cyber security is critical to the future of the NHS

Jon Hoeksma explains why Digital Health News has launched a Cyber Security Hub; and why the NHS needs to wake
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