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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Survey reveals mixed picture on device security
NHS organisations have tightened up on mobile device security in response to the recent spate of data breaches from the public sector.
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Catto podcast urges debate on confidentiality
Sir Graeme Catto has recorded a podcast urging doctors to put forward their views on confidentiality, including concerns about electronic records and access to patient data for research. The podcast by the president of the General Medical Council is part of a consultation into the GMC’s new draft guidance on confidentiality, which runs until the […]
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Promised safety alarms not delivered
Four out of five community nurses do not have access to a personal safety alarm despite a government pledge to fund mobile communication devices three years ago. A survey by the nursing magazine Nursing Times found that 80% of community nurses have yet to be supplied with a device. In March 2005, then health secretary […]
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Harry Cayton to chair new patient data body
Harry Cayton OBE Harry Cayton OBE is to chair the new National Information Governance Board for Health and Social Care (NIGB), which becomes a statutory body later this month. Cayton was formerly the Chair of the Care Record Development Board (CRDB) – the predecessor of the NIGB – and chaired a ministerial task force on […]
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Gematik to evaluate USB sticks for patient records
The German national health IT body has agreed to evaluate USB sticks as a means of storing and carrying electronic patient records.
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Rand study calls for US national health ID
The US RAND Corporation has called for the introduction of a unique patient identification number for every person in the United States as a key step in developing e-health. The influential policy think tank says the creation of a national system of unique health ID numbers would improve patient safety, simplify the use of electronic […]
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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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Scottish NHS gets £1m to secure USB ports
NHS boards across Scotland are to share £1m to help them improve their IT security, beginning with securing USB ports.
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Royal Brompton and Harefield implements WLAN
Royal Brompton and Harefield NHS Trust, London, has implemented a wireless local area network (WLAN) supplied by French telecoms giant Alcatel-Lucent.
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