Security

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6 February 2009

Germany invests €125m in ambient care

The German national ministry of research has announced a major funding program for ambient assisted living.
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4 February 2009

Call for co-ordination on ID card security

ENISA has published a position paper highlighting problems with current and planned European electronic ID card schemes.
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3 February 2009

Information sharing consultation

The government has launched a consultation on information sharing across health, social care and wider community support services. The consultation
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3 February 2009

VA fined €15m over lost laptop data

The US Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has agreed to pay €15m ($20m) to settle a class-action lawsuit filed by
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29 January 2009

Barts virus attack ‘avoidable’

The Mytob worm attack on the Barts and the London NHS Trust network was “entirely avoidable”, an independent review has
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27 January 2009

MPs urge DH to report security breaches

MPs want the Department of Health to provide more information on data security breaches in the NHS and to set
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26 January 2009

ContactPoint goes live

The government has launched its national children’s database, ContactPoint, which will provide demographic data on every child in the country
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23 January 2009

Two NHS trusts rapped over data losses

The Information Commisioner’s Office has taken enforecment action against two NHS trusts for data losses that placed them in breach
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21 January 2009

German health minister praises regional EPR project

The city of Bottrop, North Rhine Westphalia, has launched a private electronic patient record project that utilises the new German
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20 January 2009

Paediatrics application system glitch

National software used by doctors to apply for specialist training posts in paediatrics has been suspended after faults were discovered
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