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24 October 2024

New data laws will allow patient data to be shared across the NHS

A new bill which will allow patients’ data to be easily transferable across the NHS has been introduced to Parliament.
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7 August 2024

Advanced fined £6m over stolen patient data in 2022 cyber attack

The Information Commissioner’s Office has imposed a £6.09m fine on Advanced for failing to protect personal information during a cyber
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ICO guidance data transparency
22 April 2024

ICO guidance on transparency published for health and care sector

New guidance has been issued by ICO over how health and care organisations should be transparent over the use of
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1 August 2023

ICO reprimands NHS Lanarkshire for sharing patient data via WhatsApp

The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has issued a reprimand to NHS Lanarkshire following the use of WhatsApp by staff to
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3 February 2023

Royal Society calls for adoption of Privacy Enhancing Technologies

Public sector institutions, like the NHS, are being encouraged to adopt Privacy Enhancing Technologies (PETs) by the Royal Society to
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Cyber Protection
20 July 2021

Transgender charity Mermaids fined £25k for data protection breach

The transgender charity has been fined £25,000 by the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) for failing to keep the personal data
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6 December 2017

PCS Speaker profile: Peter Brown on mordernising data protection laws

Peter Brown, a senior technology officer at the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO), will be speaking about data protection principles in
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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 June 2017

CIOs and CCIOs urge greater clarity on shared records and data protection

Current data protection guidance is contradictory and not conducive to effective patient care according to a new discussion paper published
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21 February 2017

NHS Digital will not face “regulatory action” from ICO

NHS Digital will not face "regulatory action" from ICO for not honouring patients' Type 2 opt outs, which allows your
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