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3 October 2014

GPs practices can opt out of care.data

GP practices could take an “opt-out by default” stance to the care.data programme without breaching the Data Protection Act, the
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29 September 2014

Third-party report GP software launched

GP practices are being offered free access to software that creates and electronically sends reports for insurance companies and other
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27 August 2014

Trust hunts disc holding 42,000 records

East Midlands Ambulance Service NHS Trust has admitted to losing a disc containing the confidential information of 42,000 patients.
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Information Commissioner's Office
28 July 2014

ICO to examine insurers’ use of GP info

The Information Commissioner’s Office is examining why insurance companies are requesting patients’ full medical records from GP practices instead of
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4 July 2014

HSCIC warns of HES confidentiality

The Health and Social Care Information Centre has asked a “significant” number of trusts to delete data containing Hospital Episode
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Information Commissioner's Office
19 June 2014

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
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28 May 2014

Staff info published in data breach

South Central Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust “accidentally” published staff members' personal information on its website in a data breach.
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Information Commissioner's Office
19 March 2014

Jr docs need IG training – ICO

NHS organisations are confused about how to ensure junior doctors get data protection training, a report from the Information Commissioner’s
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Information Commissioner's Office
4 February 2014

Care.data opt-out ‘not clear’ – ICO

The Information Commissioner’s Office is concerned that the information provided to patients on care.data is not clear enough about how
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Information Commissioner's Office
28 January 2014

GPs doing well on data protection – ICO

Most GP surgeries have good patient data protection schemes in place, but email and USB security and breach reporting could
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