Care.data IG reconsidered
A new information governance assessment of the massive care.data GP extract is being presented to an Independent Advisory Group meeting today.
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Open APIs key to future NHS
Interoperability and the opening up of application programme interfaces will be key factors in the NHS Commissioning Board’s vision for the new NHS.
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Maxwell becomes govt CTO
Liam Maxwell, who was deputy government chief information officer, has been named the first ever government chief technology officer.
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New data linkage service live
HSCIC releases historic prescribing data
The Health and Social Care Information Centre has released the first set of retrospective GP practice-level prescribing data.
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NHS Constitution to opt data into trials
Prime Minister David Cameron has said the government wants to change the NHS Constitution so patients will have to opt-out of having their data included in research trials.
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Cabinet Office seals Open Data plans
The Cabinet Office has released an open data white paper and relaunched its flagship data portal – which includes new health datasets – as it aims to deliver a “21st century democracy.”
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Chair sought for Open Data board
The government is recruiting an independent chair for a new Data Strategy Board to advise ministers on what information should be released as part of its ‘Open Data’ agenda.
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Viability of Open Data plans questioned
Responses to the Cabinet Office’s Open Data plans have questioned whether government IT systems and staff can deliver an enhanced “right to data.”
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Clinical audit data to be published
A strategy for the publication of national clinical audit data has been released today as part of the government’s transparency drive.
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