Patient data

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St George’s trust treatment data still inaccurate – CQC

St George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust comes under investigation by the CQC revealing its treatment data is still inaccurate.
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HSCIC actions 1.2m patient opt-outs

More than 1.2 million people will have their objection to having their identifiable health data shared for purposes other than
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Wales adopts NHS Number

NHS Wales has adopted the NHS Number as the official patient identifier for all of its IT systems.
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Mental health data in Leeds Care Record

The medical records of patients at a mental health trust in Leeds are now available on the city’s shared electronic
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Patient opt-outs actioned by January

Around 700,000 patients who objected to having their identifiable data shared with third parties will have their wishes recognised by
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Pharmacy fined for selling patient data

An online pharmacy part-owned by Emis Health faces a £130,000 fine after it sold customer details to a direct marketing
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Patient data: not sharing a ‘breach’

GPs could be investigated for failing to share patient data when there is a duty to do so, according to
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GP federations share patient records

GP federations in England are testing technology to allow them to share and add to patient records in real time
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Care.data delayed by two years

Final approval for the ‘pathfinder’ stage of the controversial care.data programme to go ahead will not be given until early
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Over-budget GPES has no future – NAO

Significant delays to the General Practice Extraction Service have seen costs rise from £14 million to £40 million - and
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