Left to their own devices?
An E-Health Insider survey has revealed a mixed picture on mobile device security. Stephen Pritchard reports.
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Computer virus takes down Barts and the London
A computer virus has infected Barts and The London NHS Trust, shutting down the computer system that runs its three hospitals for more than 24-hours. The network went down on Monday lunchtime, taking out internet and email and other applications. A trust spokesperson told E-Health Insider: "The virus attacked yesterday afternoon, and the IT department put in place […]
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E-Health Insider’s industry round up 13.11.2008
The E-Health Insider industry round up returns to cover system deployments, agreements, new products, appointments and other changes at leading healthcare IT suppliers. Three London trusts automate medical supply systems Omnicell and its UK distributor Aventec have announced that two London foundation trusts have jointly selected OmniSupplier cabinet systems to improve their management of medical […]
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IT crucial for full engagement, report argues
The NHS needs to make greater use of information and web 2.0 technologies if individuals are to engage more with their health and healthcare, the King’s Fund think-tank has argued. In a report on a round-table involving policy, health service and IT experts, the King’s Fund says the health service needs to adopt new technologies […]
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NHS not making enough use of technology
The NHS is failing to make use of everyday technology such as e-mail to deliver reponsive and convenient patient services.
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Home Office consults on data access plans
Home Secretary Jacqui Smith has indicated that there will be a further round of public consultation on controversial plans to extend public bodies’ access to communications logs. The UK Home Office is already consulting on how to “transpose” a European Union directive on retaining data generated by public communications networks into UK law. This consultation […]
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Keogh outlines priorities for new head of IT
NHS medical director Sir Bruce Keogh has stepped down as the Department of Health’s interim director general for informatics and handed over to new chief information officer for health, Christine Connelly. But the architect of surgical outcome reporting in the UK has pledged he will remain involved in NHS informatics. Sir Bruce and Connelly were […]
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Health failing to count the cost of phone failures
A new survey says that a third of people working in healthcare have experienced having their phone cut off due to problems such as equipment failures or cables being accidently cut. The YouGov survey says that 30% of those questioned said they have had their company telephone connection cut off due to failures caused by […]
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Health bodies to get details of citizens’ email and internet use
Public bodies in the UK, including health authorities, could be given the power to access details of everyone’s personal text messages, emails and internet use if new Home Office proposals are passed. The British government office has published a consultation paper, which considers making logs of all telephone calls and internet usage, including e-mails mandatory […]
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Health bodies could access communication logs
Public bodies, including health authorities, could be able to access information about all personal calls and internet use under proposals from the Home Office. The department has published a consultation paper that considers making logs of all telephone calls and internet usage, including e-mails and Voice over Internet Protocol calls, mandatory for at least 12 […]
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