Blackpool Hospitals fined for publishing staff details
Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has been fined £185,000 for publishing details of thousands of staff online.
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Cyber security is critical to the future of the NHS
Jon Hoeksma explains why Digital Health News has launched a Cyber Security Hub; and why the NHS needs to wake up to cyber security.
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Davey Winder: hacking healthcare
Security journalist Davey Winder starts a new series of columns on Digital Health’s Cyber Security Hub by asking: what is the truth of hacking healthcare?
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Caldicott and care.data stalled by EU referendum ‘purdah’
Dame Fiona Caldicott’s most recent review of data sharing will not be published until after the referendum on membership of the European Union, it has been revealed.
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Citizens’ juries back opt-out for health data
Two citizens’ juries organised by The University of Manchester have backed an opt-out model for a database of health records that could be used for research and other purposes other than direct patient care.
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Wellcome Trust issues new data sharing report
The Wellcome Trust has returned to the debate about the use of health data with a report arguing that researchers and companies must show ‘public benefit’ for sharing to be acceptable.
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Enter the CCG: on IG, security, and the fear of being shot
Dr John Lockley chaired a conference on the vexed and difficult questions of information governance and cyber-security; and found that some simple ideas fell out of it.
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Enter the CCG: on the snail at the backdoor
John Lockley worries that the NHS is going down the line of centralised, expensive ‘solutions’ to cybercrime, when what it needs is up to date systems, better training – and the money to pay for them – on the ground.
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TechUK advises on info sharing
TechUK has produced recommendations for safe and effective information sharing in health and social care.
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Special report: Cybersecurity
The Chancellor is warning of cyber terrorism. US healthcare organisations are under siege from hackers. Should the NHS be alarmed? Will the new careCERT help? And what should IT directors be doing?
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