HSCIC actions 1.2m patient opt-outs
More than 1.2 million people will have their objection to having their identifiable health data shared for purposes other than direct care actioned by the Health and Social Care Information Centre this week.
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Wales adopts NHS Number
NHS Wales has adopted the NHS Number as the official patient identifier for all of its IT systems.
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Mental health data in Leeds Care Record
The medical records of patients at a mental health trust in Leeds are now available on the city’s shared electronic care record.
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Patient opt-outs actioned by January
Around 700,000 patients who objected to having their identifiable data shared with third parties will have their wishes recognised by January next year, nearly two years after being offered the opt-out.
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Pharmacy fined for selling patient data
An online pharmacy part-owned by Emis Health faces a £130,000 fine after it sold customer details to a direct marketing company.
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Patient data: not sharing a ‘breach’
GPs could be investigated for failing to share patient data when there is a duty to do so, according to the Information Commissioner’s Office.
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GP federations share patient records
GP federations in England are testing technology to allow them to share and add to patient records in real time across different local practices.
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Care.data delayed by two years
Final approval for the ‘pathfinder’ stage of the controversial care.data programme to go ahead will not be given until early next year.
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Over-budget GPES has no future – NAO
Significant delays to the General Practice Extraction Service have seen costs rise from £14 million to £40 million – and design failures mean it is unlikely to have a long-term future, a National Audit Office report has said.
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Call to improve mHealth data protection
Greater efforts must be made to protect patient data collected by mobile devices, according to Europe’s data guardian.
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