Care.data

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Tough penalities and better data control – Caldicott

Dame Fiona Caldicott's latest review of information governance and data security in the NHS is out; recommending a stronger focus
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HSCIC actions 1.2m patient opt-outs

More than 1.2 million people will have their objection to having their identifiable health data shared for purposes other than
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Caldicott and care.data stalled by EU referendum ‘purdah’

Dame Fiona Caldicott’s most recent review of data sharing will not be published until after the referendum on membership of
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Joe’s view: of consent to share

As a stroppy teenager, Joe McDonald didn’t think much of his dad’s idea that the Falklands were “there for the
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Sixteen healthcare IT predictions for 2016

What are the themes that will shape healthcare IT over the coming year? Digital Health News asked some well known
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Sixteen tasks for NHS England in 2016

Beverley Bryant, NHS England’s director of digital technology, has laid out a busy schedule for the start of the New
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Patient opt-outs actioned by January

Around 700,000 patients who objected to having their identifiable data shared with third parties will have their wishes recognised by
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Caldicott: care.data hangs on engagement

The UK government and the health service must engage with GPs and the public if the care.data programme is to
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Care.data delayed by two years

Final approval for the ‘pathfinder’ stage of the controversial care.data programme to go ahead will not be given until early
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Digital health profile: Tim Kelsey

NHS England has announced that Tim Kelsey is to leave his job as director of patients and information in December,
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