Data breach

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1 March 2017

Cyber attack on US company hits more NHS staff

A cyber attack on a US company could have compromised the privacy of staff throughout the NHS, with a Dorset
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28 February 2017

London Hospital fined £200,000 over fertility data breach

The Information Commissioner's Officer fined HCA International after its patients confidential fertility data was found freely available online.
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27 February 2017

Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt grilled on missing confidential NHS data

More than half a million pieces on NHS medical correspondents were lost for years, sparking an investigation into the potential
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5 January 2017

Exclusive: Health data breaches on the rise

Since April 2015, UK health providers have reported more than 1300 “data security incidents”, including hundreds of cyber-attacks.
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Information Commissioner's Office
25 August 2016

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
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6 July 2016

Care.data dumped after Caldicott review

The controversial care.data programme has been killed off following the release of Dame Fiona Caldicott's report recommending sweeping changes to
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6 July 2016

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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9 May 2016

56 Dean Street fined £180,000 by ICO

The 56 Dean Street clinic in London’s Soho has been fined £180,000 by the Information Commissioner’s Office after an email
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Information Commissioner's Office
7 January 2016

ICO warns Alzheimer’s Society

The Alzheimer’s Society faces potential prosecution for failing to protect sensitive personal data if it fails to comply with a
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Information Commissioner's Office
6 January 2016

ICO fines HIV treatment centre £250

A specialist HIV treatment centre has been fined £250 by the Information Commissioner’s Office after it revealed the identities of
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