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First NHS fine issued by ICO

Aneurin Bevan Health Board has become the first NHS organisation to be fined by the Information Commissioner’s Office following a
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South London has four data ‘near misses’

Employees at South London Healthcare NHS Trust have breached the Data Protection Act four times in the past year, once
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Govt fights publication of risk register

The Department of Health’s most senior civil servant has warned that publishing the risk register for the government’s health reforms
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Praxis commits to encrypt patient data

An Isle of Man care provider has pledged to encrypt all personal data on portable devices after an employee lost
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Illegal records access leads to fine

A former health worker has been fined for illegally accessing the medical records of five members of her ex-husband's family,
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Brighton faces fine for drives on eBay

A Brighton trust may become the first NHS body to be fined by the ICO after a contractor that it
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GPs must hold records against litigation

GP practices must hold on to their audit trails and the patient records associated with them indefinitely, according to fresh
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NHS trusts report unlawful record views

Freedom of Information requests to NHS trusts across Yorkshire have revealed that a third have caught staff unlawfully accessing private
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ICO issues guidance on SCR opt-outs

GPs must inform their patients before carrying out a blanket opt-out of all their patients from the Summary Care Record,
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NHS has much to do on data security

The NHS has much to do on data security and is still making “far too many” mistakes in securing patients’
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