Information Commissioner

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25 March 2009

NHS Camden rapped by ICO

The Information Commissioner’s Office has taken enforcement action against NHS Camden for breaching the Data Protection Act. The ICO has
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9 March 2009

Data sharing clause 152 dropped

The government has dropped its controversial plans to make it easier to share personal data across Whitehall departments. Justice Secretary
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9 February 2009

Brent PCT rapped over data loss

A third English NHS Trust in the space of a month has been required to take enforcement action by the
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2 February 2009

BMA calls for exemption on data sharing

The BMA is calling for confidential health information to be exempt from new government legislation which will allow sharing of
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23 January 2009

Two NHS trusts rapped over data losses

The Information Commisioner’s Office has taken enforecment action against two NHS trusts for data losses that placed them in breach
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19 January 2009

Data watchdog urged to examine legality of NHS database

A GP who is campaigning against the NHS Care Records Services is calling on the watchdog for NHS data to
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12 January 2009

Prison health records on lost memory stick

An NHS worker lost a memory stick with the password attached containing patient information on over 6,000 prisoners. Central Lancashire Primary Care Trust said
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31 December 2008

This is the year to come

Sandra Hempel asks leading figures in healthcare IT to look ahead to 2009.
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28 December 2008

That was the year that was…

Say goodbye to 2008 with E-Health Insider’s news review.
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27 November 2008

Lib Dems demand tougher data protection

The Liberal Democrats are calling on the Department of Health to publish minimum standards for the protection of data on
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