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RSS nhs data in newsHospitals 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 by CfH with standards organisation GS1 UK in conjunction with the National... [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. Winfield acknowledged it would take time to encrypt all personal data on NHS computers but said... [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 patient details. [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. It means data will not be fully protected until 10 months after NHS chief executive David Nicholson asked trusts to make the... [24 Jun 2008]
NHS broadband network speeds patient diagnosis
News NHS patients in Kent and Medway are benefiting from a broadband link with hospitals in London that enables doctors to send high-grade images such as X-rays and angiograms electronically, speeding up diagnosis and treatment. [18 Jun 2008]
'Connected' UK vulnerable in face of cyber attack
News West was unable to give guarantees of total security for data held on the National Identity Register and large NHS databases, saying he did not have the relevant information but added that "if a system is connected then there is a possibility of... [16 Jun 2008]
NHS puts brakes on electronic record system
News The NHS has pledged to halt the further roll out of its electronic patient record system while it takes stock of criticisms in a report. Connecting for Health (CfH), the NHS body responsible for delivering the £12.7bn overhaul of NHS IT including... [14 May 2008]
UK hit by 100 data breaches in six months
News Of the public sector lapses, almost a third occurred in central government and a fifth in the NHS. Nearly 100 leaks of sensitive personal information have been reported to the data protection watchdog in the last six months. [22 Apr 2008]
Beware the insider security threat
News Richard Storey, head of IT, Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust The main data security threat comes from poorly trained or disgruntled employees who are authorised to have access to data and file stores, according to Alastair Behenna, CIO at... [17 Apr 2008]
ICO: Data theft laws must not be axed
News Recent reports of government data losses include the loss of three laptops by the Ministry of Defence containing personal details of 600,000 recruits, the NHS losing hundreds of thousands of patients' records, and HMRC's loss of 25 million child... [01 Apr 2008]
Driver agency plugs data leaks
News Recent reports of data losses include the loss of three laptops by the Ministry of Defence containing personal details of 600,000 recruits, the NHS losing hundreds of thousands of patients' records, and HMRC's loss of 25 million child benefit... [28 Mar 2008]
PM to pump cash into security and espionage tech
News Michael Small, director of security management strategy at security vendor CA, said: "It will be interesting to see whether the [Forum's] remit extends to address the recent spate of data-breach cases, like the HMRC and NHS data losses, and if it... [20 Mar 2008]
MoD admits to losing 11,000 ID cards
News The government has suffered many data security breaches over the past five months, including the MoD having three laptops stolen containing approximately 600,000 servicemen's and recruits' details, the NHS losing hundreds of thousands of patient... [13 Mar 2008]
'Data guardians' keep a watch over HMRC
News A string of revelations about lost government data followed the HMRC data breach, including the NHS losing hundreds of thousands of patients' records, the DVLA losing three million learner drivers' details and the [29 Feb 2008]
Recycling kit the way to greener IT?
News Richard Storey, head of IT, Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust A is for AbroadB is for BladesC is for Carbon footprintD is for Data centresE is for Energy sourcesF is for FreecycleG is for GovernmentH is for HomeworkingI is for Ice capsJ is... [18 Feb 2008]
