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14 September 2017

Former NHS employee guilty of snooping on patient records

A former NHS employee at Royal Stoke Hospital has been found guilty in court for snooping on patient records of
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31 August 2017

TPP making changes to SystmOne to address data protection concerns

TPP has confirmed it is piloting new functionality in its SystmOne electronic patient record, with a view to addressing data
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15 August 2017

ICO warns NHS staff that unlawfully accessing patient records is an offence

The Information Commissioner’s Office has reminded NHS staff about the serious consequences of prying into patients’ medical records without a
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Mustafa Suleyman Deepmind
5 July 2017

DeepMind Health told to change its public perception

DeepMind Health’s independent review panel has found the company should be held to higher account due its Google links and
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Google DeepMind
3 July 2017

Royal Free and Google DeepMind trial did not comply with DPA

The ICO has found the 1.6 million patient records shared between the Royal Free and Google's DeepMind did not comply
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Digital Health Cybersecurity Round-Up
16 June 2017

Cybersecurity news round-up

In the first of our new monthly cybersecurity news round-ups, we report on limited confidence in medical device security, fines
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25 April 2017

Whatsapp doc with instant messaging?

Instant messaging platforms, particularly Whatsapp, are widely used by doctors and clinical teams for quick and easy communications, but they
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6 April 2017

Davey Winder: when bad news is good news on cybersecurity

Could the impending implementation of the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) be the catalyst for strengthened cybersecurity in the
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4 April 2017

ICO launches new resources to help prevent data breaches

The Information Commissioner's Office has created a new set of online tools in reaction to concerning finds from health data
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27 March 2017

Hester hits back over TPP patient data security concerns

TPP founder Frank Hester has waded defiantly into the growing controversy about how his company shares patients GP records across
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