patient records

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21 March 2023

Campaigners warn NHS still not transparent about FDP bidder

The NHS should be cautious about letting private data firms with little accountability to UK citizens gain access to their
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15 June 2021

Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board pens deal with Civica

The five-year contract will see the use of Civica’s Cito software used to deliver a single and cohesive view of
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30 September 2019

Thousands of NHS medical images found ‘unprotected’ on web

Six UK systems storing x-rays, MRI and CT scans were found to be allowing unprotected access to images, according to
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Digital Health Cybersecurity Round-Up
23 August 2019

Cyber security news round-up: August 2019

The August edition of Digital Health's cyber security round-up includes updates on the Capital One data breach - described as
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19 August 2019

Reasonable adjustment flags to be integrated with patient record systems

Trails will enable staff to access the information through the summary care record application,with integration with clinical systems planned further
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23 August 2018

Joe’s View: On the value of patient-centric records

A drama at sea has led Joe McDonald to consider the value of patient-centric health records. Could they finally resolve
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13 August 2018

Open-source snafu leaves patient data exposed

Data pertaining to tens of millions of patients around the world has been jeopardised due to severe security flaws in
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28 June 2018

NHS to log private healthcare data to address gaps in care records

Part of the initiative aims to address individuals who may have received private care and may have information missing from
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11 April 2018

Facebook approached US medical academies about sharing patient data

Facebook had approached medical institutions in the United States about a proposed data-sharing agreement that would see patient records linked
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A nurse looking through a shelf of paper records
1 November 2017

Belfast trust green-lights digital tagging system for tracking patient records

The UK’s largest integrated Health and Social Care Trust is introducing an RFID tracking system to make it easier to
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