Kent rolls out System C’s IGFlow
System C has started to roll out a new information governance product across Kent, with six environments “ready to go.” The new product, named IGFlow, is designed to help healthcare organisations to track information flows around their own organisations and to other organisations, including emails, letters, faxes, CDs, X-rays and other media. It includes an […]
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NIGB says don’t delete information
Information should never be completely removed from an electronic patient record, according to new draft guidance. The National Information Governance Board for Health and Social Care has drawn up guidance on amending medical and social care records and launched a 12 week public consultation on its recommendations. The guidance looks at what should happen when […]
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System C buys Bluestar
System C has announced it has bought RFID specialist Bluestar, the latest in a series of acquisitions by the company.
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Two thirds of GPs sign up for IGSoC
Around two-thirds of GP practices had signed up to NHS Connecting for Health’s information governance standards by the deadline of the end of March, according to the Department of Health. The DH said it was “extremely pleased” with the response, although CfH was unable to confirm how many of those 5,800 practices had met its standards […]
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Health coaches get access to patient records
A primary care trust is planning to set up a health coaching service giving Bupa health coaches access to patient information unless residents opt-out within a short timeframe.
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PCTs to offer local incentive schemes for data accreditation
PCTs will need to offer local incentive schemes for data accreditation from April to support the national roll-out of the Summary Care Record, NHS Connecting for Health has said. The nationally negotiated directed enhanced service for IM&T finishes at the end of March and so far only 19% of GP practices have achieved component two which […]
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Barts virus attack ‘avoidable’
The Mytob worm attack on the Barts and the London NHS Trust network was “entirely avoidable”, an independent review has concluded. Board papers published on the trust’s website indicate that although the trust had anti-virus protection “that was updated on a daily basis prior to the attack” this “did not reach all PCs” and was […]
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Data watchdog urged to examine legality of NHS database
A GP who is campaigning against the NHS Care Records Services is calling on the watchdog for NHS data to examine the legality of the government’s proposals for the NHS database. Dr Paul Thornton, a GP in Warwickshire, has written a 15 page report for the National Information Governance Board for Health and Social Care […]
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