NHS Digital appoints Pete Rose as its CISO and deputy CEO
NHS Digital has appointed Pete Rose as its new CISO deputy CEO. Rose will begin his new role on May 4 and is currently working at the Home Office.
News
Calls for single database of consultants reignited after Ian Paterson inquiry
The Ian Paterson inquiry accused the NHS and private healthcare sector of “wilful blindness” and concluded more responsibility for safety was needed.
News
First nine faces of the NHS App revealed to promote uptake
Since September 2019, the number of registered NHS App users has risen from 91,000 to over 220,000, according to NHS Digital.
Digital Patient 2
NHSmail wasn’t compliant with own secure email standards for six months
Information sent to Digital Health News reveals that NHSmail did not meet the requirements of NHS Digital’s DCB1596 standard until a week ago.
Cyber Security
NHS login toolkit launched for approved platform developers
Providers of digital health and care services can now integrate NHS login into their platforms through the self-service toolkit, launched by NHS Digital.
Digital Patient
NHS ‘risks repeat of care.data in talks to commercialise medical records’
Secretive NHS talks to discuss the potential to commercialise 65 million patients’ records risked jeopardising patient trust, Professor Joe McDonald said.
News 5
NHS bosses meet with tech giants to discuss commercial patient database
A secretive meeting, held on 24 October, saw discussions around collecting patient data to improve healthcare services and potentially profit from it.
News 2
Family heartbreak inspires career change for NHS Digital data director
The loss of his daughter Scarlett just days before her due date led Daniel Ray to change his career to give back to the hospital that cared for his family.
Feature
NHS staff unable to access NHSMail for an afternoon
NHS Digital tweeted at around 4pm on 5 November to say it was working with Accenture to restore the service as soon as possible.
Clinical Software 1
Why good cyber hygiene can help fight NHS data breaches
NHS Digital’s Rob Shaw, talks about the importance of good cyber hygiene to help fight data breaches and security risks in the NHS.
Cyber Security