Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt grilled on missing confidential NHS data
More than half a million pieces on NHS medical correspondents were lost for years, sparking an investigation into the potential harm to patients.
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Exclusive: Health data breaches on the rise
Since April 2015, UK health providers have reported more than 1300 “data security incidents”, including hundreds of cyber-attacks.
Cyber Security
N Irish nursing home fined £15k over data breach
A Northern Irish nursing home has been fined by the Information Commissioner’s Office for failing to protect the sensitive data of its employees and residents.
Cyber Security
Care.data dumped after Caldicott review
The controversial care.data programme has been killed off following the release of Dame Fiona Caldicott’s report recommending sweeping changes to NHS data security.
AI and Analytics
Tough penalities and better data control – Caldicott
Dame Fiona Caldicott’s latest review of information governance and data security in the NHS is out; recommending a stronger focus on information security for trusts, as well as new opt-out for patients. Here’s what you need to know.
Cyber Security
56 Dean Street fined £180,000 by ICO
The 56 Dean Street clinic in London’s Soho has been fined £180,000 by the Information Commissioner’s Office after an email blunder led to the leak of almost 800 email addresses of patients who attended HIV clinics.
Cyber Security
ICO warns Alzheimer’s Society
The Alzheimer’s Society faces potential prosecution for failing to protect sensitive personal data if it fails to comply with a new enforcement notice from the Information Commissioner’s Office.
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ICO fines HIV treatment centre £250
A specialist HIV treatment centre has been fined £250 by the Information Commissioner’s Office after it revealed the identities of patients through an email error.
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56 Dean Street in email data breach
The Information Commissioner’s Office is looking into an “incident” involving the innovative 56 Dean Street clinic in London’s Soho, which has accidentally disclosed the HIV status of 800 patients.
Cyber Security
Leaked ICO audit reveals data breach
A private medical company’s data breaches may have involved the personal information of up to 10,000 patients, according to an Information Commissioner’s Office report, leaked to the BBC.
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