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News Andrew Armstrong, VP northern Europe for Entrust, said: "The NHS is implementing electronic messaging at a time when professional concerns surrounding the confidentiality of patient information are at an all-time high. [20 Mar 2001]
For sale: Your private medical records
News The controversial clause in the bill - which goes alongside wide-ranging reforms of the NHS IT infrastructure - gives the government the theoretical power to pass on confidential patient data and limit... [13 Mar 2001]
Lords lash out at government plans for medical files
News The proposals are contained in Clause 67 of the Health and Social Care Bill, and give the Secretary of State powers to prevent anonymous patient data being used to monitor the NHS's performance. The... [27 Feb 2001]
Terrorism law unites hackers and terrorists
News I have no idea how they do it, but I know people who could bring the NHS down in minutes through viruses. The cost of replication of data is zero but a company can be hurt to the tune of millions by it,"... [19 Feb 2001]
Pressure builds on UK government to ditch NHS data plans
News Experts are concerned the bill will sink plans to modernise NHS Information Technology, because doctors will boycott using electronic data if they don't think it's secure. If I don't think electronic... [06 Feb 2001]
Government sparks healthcare data row
News She claimed that giving third parties access to data is vital to give an independent check on the NHS. As well as damaging the informatics industry, this could make independent scrutiny of the... [31 Jan 2001]
'Scandalous' Health Bill will trash privacy
News Dr Ross Anderson, professor of computing at Cambridge University and author of much of the security policy around NHS Net, said: "This gives the secretary of state the power to rubber-stamp misuses of patient... [25 Jan 2001]
NHS gets £500m technology booster
News The Department of Health has published its strategy document, Building the Information Core - Implementing the NHS Plan, in which it pledges to have an electronic health record for every NHS patient as... [15 Jan 2001]
SAS Institute wins NHS Trust contract
News Neil Serougi, IM&T manager of Premier Health, said: "Traditionally, patients' information in the NHS has been stored on several different systems. The move supports the national government strategy towards a global... [31 Jul 2000]
Government told to improve NHS IT strategy
News NHS Direct, which allows patients online access to healthcare, and a national online library have already been established. Suggestions for future improvements include smart cards, and personal health monitors that would... [11 May 2000]
This time in '99: UK hospitals get £20m IT boost
News Throwing money at NHSNet does not make it better as there are few clinicians at the top level of the NHS who understand how doctors use IT in day-to-day life. Bacon claimed NHSNet - an intranet for medical... [22 Mar 2000]
Mitel wins South Wales NHS contract
News Mitel has won a contract to supply Bro Morgannwg NHS Trust with a voice and data system that will consolidate existing information systems and make them millennium compliant. The project will include the... [18 Nov 1999]
Oswestry Orthopaedic championed by Microsoft for flexible XML network
News The Robert Jones & Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital in Oswestry is setting the standard for NHS Health Trusts according to software giant, Microsoft. Microsoft has launched its own 'technology blueprint' for... [15 Nov 1999]
Healthcare VPN to expand through England's NW
News The high-capacity network, dubbed Trustnet, was set up by Norweb Telecom to provide voice, data and multimedia services between NHS Trusts, medical colleges and other related sites. The... [20 Sep 1999]
UK hospitals get £20m IT boost
News Bacon claimed NHS Net - an intranet for medical data - is expensive, clumsy and "doesn't offer any interesting information". It's a good idea to try and harness the power of modern technology but I share... [23 Mar 1999]
