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Hospital's systems hit by computer virus
News Systems at Barts and the London NHS Trust have fallen victim to a computer virus. A spokesman for the Trust said the virus was first detected yesterday afternoon, after... [18 Nov 2008]
£273m in IT projects axed by UK
News The Public Accounts Committee's Bacon, a long-time critic of the NHS National Programme for IT, said: "That figure would fund. Department for Work and Pensions m of... [20 Oct 2008]
£11m for learner dentists' IT
News The Department of Health, NHS Connecting for Health and the Dental IT programme board announced the cash injection yesterday, with an extra £11m... [09 Oct 2008]
Lost data total nears 30 million records
News September 2008: Four CDs containing the details of almost 18,000 staff are lost as they are moved between the wages department of Whittington Hospital NHS Trust and... [30 Sep 2008]
Fujitsu could face £500m bill over NHS deal
News Fujitsu could be forced to pay the NHS £500m for pulling out of its £12.7bn IT overhaul. The company ditched its £896m contract with the NHS after a... [10 Sep 2008]
MP risks arrest for Segway use
News Photos: 60 years of NHS tech The only barrier is the Department for Transport's vagueness about whether they are legal or not. The... [09 Sep 2008]
Liverpool midwives cull paper with 3G laptops
News Liverpool Women's NHS Foundation Trust is freeing its community midwives from the burden of paper with new remote working tech. The laptops have also been further locked down by... [27 Aug 2008]
NHS names top tech tag team
News The Department of Health has named the new leadership team that will direct the future of the NHS National Programme for IT. This... [07 Aug 2008]
Does open source pose a security risk?
News Photos: 60 years of NHS tech A May study funded by the US Department of Homeland Security praised improvements in open-source security. The security practices of... [22 Jul 2008]
Hospitals roll out RFID
News Connecting for Health (CfH) said the NHS was also looking at using RFID tags to track shipments in NHS logistics and to improve other services. The AIDC has been set up... [09 Jul 2008]
NHS data handling: Calls for independent audits
News NHS trusts are being urged to introduce independent auditors to make sure they are keeping to guidelines to protect their handling of patient data. The potential change was revealed by Marlene Winfield,... [07 Jul 2008]
Probe into loss of 21,000 hospital patient details
News The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) will investigate whether Colchester University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust breached the Data Protection Act when it failed to encrypt 21,000... [30 Jun 2008]
NHS data left lacking encryption
News NHS trusts will not have completed encrypting patients' personal data held on their computers until later this year. There is no central monitoring within the NHS to ensure that trusts... [24 Jun 2008]
IT swallows a quarter of NHS cash budget
News He said in a statement: "The department has not made an estimate of expenditure on NHS IT in the absence of a national programme but an independent review confirmed that... [09 Jun 2008]
NHS cleans up keyboard act
News The NHS is introducing 7,500 infection-resistant keyboards in hospitals across England as part of efforts to make hospitals cleaner and safer. The keyboards have been developed by... [07 May 2008]
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