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ICO wants compulsory audits of NHS

The government is looking to make the NHS subject to compulsory data protection audits by the Information Commissioner’s Office.
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Nursing council fined £150,000

The Nursing and Midwifery Council has been fined £150,000 for breaching the Data Protection Act.
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Brighton pays data breach fine

Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust has paid a fine of £260,000 after a contractor sold hard drives containing
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GPs ‘must back info revolution’

We need an information revolution in the medical profession, Roger Goss told a debate on patient access to electronic records.
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Having a fine time

The Information Commissioner’s Office has issued six NHS trusts with fines in five months. Rebecca Todd asked ICO head of
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Trust fined for publishing staff details

Torbay Care Trust has been fined £175,000 after accidentally publishing sensitive details of more than 1,300 employees on its website.
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St George’s fined for stray letters

St George’s Healthcare NHS Trust has been issued with a £60,000 fine for sending a vulnerable patient’s medical details to
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ICO acts after Belfast data put online

Belfast Health and Social Care Trust has been fined £225,000 by the Information Commissioner’s Office after photographs of patient records
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Brighton and Sussex to appeal data fine

Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust has said it “simply cannot afford to pay” a £325,000 fine handed down
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Brighton fined record £325,000 by ICO

Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust has been issued the highest ever fine by the Information Commissioner’s Office.
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