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Cybersecurity news round-up

14 July 2017

Digital Health News rounds up the best of cyber security news for health IT and health technology.

Child Protection Information Sharing delays roll-out deadline

13 July 2017

The CP-IS has extended its target date for delivery by more than a year after facing difficulties with funding and technical issues.

Govt. will withdraw Microsoft XP support from 2018

13 July 2017

Windows XP support will be withdraw nationally from 2018, the government have said in response to the Caldicott report.

Government confirms national opt-out for patient data

12 July 2017

The government has confirmed that patients will be able to opt out for sharing their data for more than direct care in its response to Dame Fiona’s report.

Government response to Caldicott promises further £21m cyber investment

12 July 2017

The government response to Dame Caldicott’s data security review has been released promising a multi-million pound cyber-security fund and data protection penalties.

CQC finds insurance license issues with Index Medical Limited

12 July 2017

A company managed by a team of GPs has been inspected by the Care Quality Commission which found it to have no professional insurances in place.

Isle of Man gets more support for its BioMed sector

12 July 2017

Proving its potential as a biomed location, a public/private advisory board has been established to further support development of the Isle of Man’s thriving BioMed sector.