Hospify platform to shut down following suspension of Data Protection Act
The Hospify platform will close on 31 January after its “exponential growth curve collapsed” as a result of the Government’s decision to suspend relevant terms of the UK 2018 Data Protection Act.
Clinical Software 2
CIOs and CCIOs urge greater clarity on shared records and data protection
Current data protection guidance is contradictory and not conducive to effective patient care according to a new discussion paper published by the CCIO and Health CIO networks.
CCIO Network 24
Brexit: What it could mean for NHS data
The NHS has received plenty of attention during the EU Referendum debate but the implications for the data it holds offshore have barely been examined.
Infrastructure
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
Legal view: sharing is daring?
Christopher Air and Eleanor Tunnicliffe from DAC Beachcroft consider the vexed issue of information sharing between NHS organisations from the perspective of what the law says.
AI and Analytics