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22 May 2012

ICO fines second trust but faces appeal

The second NHS organisation to be fined by the Information Commissioner’s Office for breaching the Data Protection Act has said
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Information Commissioner's Office
30 April 2012

First NHS fine issued by ICO

Aneurin Bevan Health Board has become the first NHS organisation to be fined by the Information Commissioner’s Office following a
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Information Commissioner's Office
13 April 2012

South London has four data ‘near misses’

Employees at South London Healthcare NHS Trust have breached the Data Protection Act four times in the past year, once
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5 March 2012

Govt fights publication of risk register

The Department of Health’s most senior civil servant has warned that publishing the risk register for the government’s health reforms
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19 January 2012

Praxis commits to encrypt patient data

An Isle of Man care provider has pledged to encrypt all personal data on portable devices after an employee lost
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12 January 2012

Illegal records access leads to fine

A former health worker has been fined for illegally accessing the medical records of five members of her ex-husband's family,
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11 January 2012

Brighton faces fine for drives on eBay

A Brighton trust may become the first NHS body to be fined by the ICO after a contractor that it
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6 April 2011

GPs must hold records against litigation

GP practices must hold on to their audit trails and the patient records associated with them indefinitely, according to fresh
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10 January 2011

NHS trusts report unlawful record views

Freedom of Information requests to NHS trusts across Yorkshire have revealed that a third have caught staff unlawfully accessing private
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30 July 2010

ICO issues guidance on SCR opt-outs

GPs must inform their patients before carrying out a blanket opt-out of all their patients from the Summary Care Record,
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