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Care.data concerns as new platform proposed
A proposal for a new platform for the national collection of confidential patient information is under consideration, as concerns continue that elements of the care.data scheme will be resurrected.
N Irish nursing home fined £15k over data breach
A Northern Irish nursing home has been fined by the Information Commissioner’s Office for failing to protect the sensitive data of its employees and residents.
Recovery plan for Child Protection Information Sharing
The Child Protection Information Sharing scheme is in recovery mode as local authorities struggle to deploy the system designed to protect vulnerable children.
Torbay and South Devon deploying HealthShare
A single, integrated clinical portal linking primary, acute, community and social care will be rolled out across Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust.
London hospitals in UK-first health data exchange
Two London trusts have become the first in UK to establish data sharing between their Cerner health information exchanges, covering a population of 1.3 million people.
Individual Patient Identifier live in Ireland
Every patient in Ireland has been assigned unique identifying number, in an effort to improve patient safety and data quality.
‘Two-factor authentication may have stopped Synnovis cyber attack’
Beverley Bryant said that two-factor authentication is the biggest deterrent to cyber attacks in the
Prescription tracking feature launched on the NHS App
A feature which allows patients to trace the status and readiness of their prescriptions has
Digital Health Coffee Time Briefing ☕
Today’s Coffee Time Briefing covers new robotic surgery at Southampton Children’s Hospital and fall prevention
One in five GPs using AI tools in clinical practice, finds BMJ survey
An online survey of UK GPs by the BMJ has revealed that one in five
Southern Health launches EPS for outpatient community services
Southern Health NHS Foundation Trust has deployed CLEO Systems’ electronic prescription system (EPS) across a