NHS has much to do on data security
The NHS has much to do on data security and is still making “far too many” mistakes in securing patients’ personal and sensitive information, says the Information Commissioner’s Office.
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NHS Appraisal site back online
The Department of Health has restored the NHS Appraisal Toolkit website which was taken offline last month after routine checks revealed it could be vulnerable to hackers. The website was suspended by the DH after it said the nine year old system “was not sufficiently robust to withstand modern day hacking." The DH said ministers were […]
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Conficker worm shuts down trust network
West Middlesex University Hospital NHS Trust has become the latest NHS trust to be infected by the Conficker worm.
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Hacker fears close NHS Appraisal website
The NHS Appraisal Toolkit has been taken offline for almost a month following concerns about its vulnerability to hackers. The toolkit, which was established nine years ago, was taken down at 4pm on Tuesday afternoon after “routine testing” showed that certain aspects are “not sufficiently robust to withstand modern day hacking.” In a statement the Department […]
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Hundreds of records breached in Hull
More than 350 patients in Hull have had their electronic medical records accessed by a member of NHS Hull’s staff who should not have had access to them. A primary care trust employee, who was authorised to use collated and anonymous patient data for research, but not permitted to access individual patient records, accessed a total […]
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East Kent saves £80,000 with SSO
East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust has announced that it has saved £80,000 by implementing Single Sign On technology from Imprivata. The Imprivata OneSign software allows more than 7,000 users at the trust to connect to different applications via a single point of secure authentication. This solution was procured by tender and awarded to BMS, […]
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North East Essex tags infants
The Fryatt Hospital in Harwich, Essex, has installed a new infant protection system to prevent children from being abducted. Infants at the trust can now wear a Hugs tag attached to their ankle by a soft tamper-proof strap. A computer console displays images of floor plans of the area which show tag locations with monitored […]
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Quick wins
Over the moon, gobsmacked, delighted – just some of the reactions from the winners of the E-Health Insider Awards 2009 in association with BT.
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Access code
Dr Maureen Baker, Caldicott Guardian for NHS Connecting for Health, outlines new guidance on the use of the Personal Demographics Service.
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ContactPoint roll out confirmed
The national roll-out of the children’s database ContactPoint is to go ahead from later this month, the government has announced. The Department for Children, Schools and Families said the national rollout of ContactPoint was on track and that practitioners across England could start to be trained and to access the system from late October. The […]
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