Confidentiality

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11 June 2012

NHS Fife apologises for Brown leak

Former Prime Minister Gordon Brown has told the Leveson Inquiry that NHS Fife apologised to him for the leak of
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23 March 2012

Docs rapped for social media abuse

A US study suggests that medical boards are starting to get tough on doctors who act unprofessionally on social networking
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21 March 2012

NHS to be ‘liberated’ by Easter

The Health and Social Care Bill has cleared its final Parliamentary hurdle, with doctors welcoming amendments on confidentiality, but opponents
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13 May 2011

Data concerns must be addressed – PHCSG

Secondary use of data could be blocked nationally if the NHS fails to ensure patient data is used with proper
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9 May 2011

RCGP fuels health bill concerns

The Royal College of GPs has sought an assurance from the Prime Minister that the Health and Social Care Bill
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1 March 2011

GPs told to secure web data

GP representatives have warned doctors to check the confidentiality of patient data submitted when patients use online services on practice
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24 February 2011

BMA fears Health Bill will erode privacy

The British Medical Association has told the government it believes the Health and Social Care Bill will threaten patient confidentiality
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1 February 2011

PHCSG warns on secondary data use

Guidance on the use of patient data for secondary purposes has been published by the British Computer Societyā€™s Primary Healthcare
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11 January 2011

Info revolution will ‘erode privacy’

Department of Health plans to give patients control of their records will erode patient privacy, a leading medical defence body
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25 November 2010

NHS Choices allowing Facebook tracking

The Department of Health has come under fire for including code on NHS Choices that allows Facebook and Google to
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