Information governance

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6 December 2007

Dear NPfIT…

Respondents to the recent Medix survey added comments to their answers. Linda Davidson sifted their views.
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26 November 2007

Overseas data work under review, say reports

The government is reportedly reviewing whether sensitive information about NHS patients could be sent overseas for processing. A leaked internal
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21 November 2007

Single info governance board plans unveiled

Full details of the cost and role of the new National Information Governance Board for Health and Social Care were
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26 October 2007

New information governance board announced

Members of the new National Information Governance Board for health and social care in England, the body who will be
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2 October 2007

CRS delayed MRSA patients being isolated

Problems with the Care Records System installed at Buckingham Hospitals NHS Trust resulted in delays to potentially infectious patients with
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12 September 2007

RCP launches generic record-keeping standards

New standards for generic medical reporting have been developed by the Royal College of Physicians health informatics unit (HIU) and supported
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7 September 2007

IT and data quality incentive for Scottish GPs

Scottish GP practices will be able to earn an average of £3,800 over the next six months from an IT
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30 August 2007

Call for electronic consent for secondary uses

Consent to use patient records for secondary uses should be recorded using electronic mechanisms integrated with core NHS systems, the
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14 August 2007

Everything you know is wrong

In a personal account of implementing NPfIT systems, Jeff Jacklin, former head of IT at Milton Keynes hospital explains the
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25 July 2007

Concern about USB sticks used for handovers

The security of data stored on USB sticks has been called into question following the theft of a stick containing
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