GPs ‘must back info revolution’
We need an information revolution in the medical profession, Roger Goss told a debate on patient access to electronic records.
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Having a fine time
The Information Commissioner’s Office has issued six NHS trusts with fines in five months. Rebecca Todd asked ICO head of enforcement Stephen Eckersley about the message being sent.
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Trust fined for publishing staff details
Torbay Care Trust has been fined £175,000 after accidentally publishing sensitive details of more than 1,300 employees on its website.
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St George’s fined for stray letters
St George’s Healthcare NHS Trust has been issued with a £60,000 fine for sending a vulnerable patient’s medical details to the wrong address.
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ICO acts after Belfast data put online
Belfast Health and Social Care Trust has been fined £225,000 by the Information Commissioner’s Office after photographs of patient records appeared on the internet.
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Brighton and Sussex to appeal data fine
Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust has said it “simply cannot afford to pay” a £325,000 fine handed down by the ICO and is appealing to the Information Tribunal.
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Brighton fined record £325,000 by ICO
Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust has been issued the highest ever fine by the Information Commissioner’s Office.
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ICO fines second trust but faces appeal
The second NHS organisation to be fined by the Information Commissioner’s Office for breaching the Data Protection Act has said it will appeal against the penalty.
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First NHS fine issued by ICO
Aneurin Bevan Health Board has become the first NHS organisation to be fined by the Information Commissioner’s Office following a serious breach of the Data Protection Act.
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South London has four data ‘near misses’
Employees at South London Healthcare NHS Trust have breached the Data Protection Act four times in the past year, once by leaving sensitive patient data in a grocery store.
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