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NHS to face compulsory data protection audits by law
News The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) now has the power to carry out compulsory data audits within NHS organisations
By Caroline Donnelly Published
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Accenture and BT battle it out to win NHSmail contract
News The £350 million deal will provide staff with new secure email services
By Joe Curtis Published
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Care.data trial date in doubt
News NHS patient data collecting scheme comes under fresh scrutiny in new report
By Joe Curtis Published
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Vodafone facing Ofcom investigation over 101 outage
News Ofcom says it's urgently investigating outage after UK left without non-emergency access to Police and NHS
By Caroline Donnelly Published
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Grampian Health Board ordered to improve patient data safety
News Scottish NHS organisation warned over mishandling of data after sensitive information abandoned in supermarket
By Rene Millman Published
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Government introduces data-driven health plan
News The Personalised Health and Care 2020 strategy will embrace technology in patient care
By Clare Hopping Published
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NHS England selects doctors’ groups for care-data pilot
News Controversial data sharing programme to go ahead despite fears
By Rene Millman Published
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Paper-based hospital records linked to thousands of deaths
News Study shows hospital death rates fall when nurses log patient data using handheld devices
By Caroline Donnelly Published
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NHS in "jeopardy" unless patient data access improves
News NHS England's Tim Kelsey says more needs to be done to make access and sharing of patient data easier
By Caroline Donnelly Published
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NHS IT project failure could cost taxpayers £700m
News NHS IT project's contract with Fujitsu ended in a legal dispute and a hefty bill for the government
By Clare Hopping Published
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NHS England slams "artificial" Care.data relaunch deadlines
News Healthcare provider says controversial data-sharing programme's rollout will not be rushed
By Caroline Donnelly Published
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Care.data: Why business should learn from the NHS' mistakes
In-depth A lack of public awareness is one reason the Government has delayed the NHS Care.data programme by six months.
By Stephen Pritchard Published
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