Over 150 data losses uncovered in Wales
Fourteen computers have been stolen from NHS trusts in Wales in the last three years, a Freedom of Information request has found. According to BBC Wales, six NHS trusts have collectively experienced more than 150 incidents of confidential data being lost or stolen from hospital grounds. Data losses occurred in a variety of ways. In […]
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Wales increases telemedicine spend
Hospitals across Wales are to be given a share of almost £33m to buy new telemedicine equipment and improve patient facilities, Welsh health minister Edwina Hart has announced. New teleconferencing equipment will link more hospitals across Wales enabling patients to benefit from telemedicine, as well as diagnostic equipment such as an MRI scanners, x-ray and […]
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Quicksilva releases data spine access software
Public sector integration software specialists Quicksilva Software Solutions have released Spinal Tap, a package designed to allow accredited healthcare organisations access to the central electronic health record system, the data spine, independent of the software they use. The system, which is aimed at pharmacists, dentists and opticians as well as NHS trusts, will act as an […]
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