GPs call for patient opt-in to care.data
GPs have called for patients to be able to opt in to their data being extracted from GP practices as part of care.data.
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‘No deadline’ for care.data roll-out
There is no new date set for the national deployment of the care.data programme after the government announced a six month delay to the go-live earlier this year.
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500 GP practices to pilot care.data
Between 100 and 500 GP practices will trial care.data in a phased roll out beginning this autumn, NHS England has announced.
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HSCIC reviews HES access
The Health and Social Care Information Centre is reviewing access to the Hospital Episode Statistics and other national datasets.
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HSCIC admits to four HES data breaches
The Health and Social Care Information centre has admitted to repeated data breaches involving the Hospital Episode Statistics.
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Pseudo at source review for care.data
The Health and Social Care Information Centre has launched a steering group to “help guide” its possible use of pseudonymisation at source for care.data.
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Another view of Code4Health
GP Neil Paul has time for the much-derided Code4Health project; but thinks a lot more will need to be done if clinical staff are going to be able to make use of data – and even build apps – to help others.
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Kelsey admits care.data use unclear
NHS England delayed the care.data programme because it could not give guarantees on how the data would be used, NHS England’s director of patients and information has said.
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HSCIC to audit data releases by 2 April
The Health and Social Care Information Centre will take four weeks to audit the data releases of its predecessor, the NHS Information Centre, following intense public scrutiny of the bodies to which it released patient information.
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Hunt optimistic about NHS and technology
Health secretary Jeremy Hunt is optimistic about the future of the NHS because of the “technology revolution” that is about to hit the delivery of health care.
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