Data Protection Act Archives

The Hospify app on a smartphone showing its messaging functions

6 January 2022

Hospify platform to shut down following suspension of Data Protection Act

The Hospify platform will close on 31 January after its “exponential growth curve collapsed” as a result of the Government’s

15 June 2017

CIOs and CCIOs urge greater clarity on shared records and data protection

Current data protection guidance is contradictory and not conducive to effective patient care according to a new discussion paper published

22 June 2016

Brexit: What it could mean for NHS data

The NHS has received plenty of attention during the EU Referendum debate but the implications for the data it holds

9 May 2016

56 Dean Street fined £180,000 by ICO

The 56 Dean Street clinic in London’s Soho has been fined £180,000 by the Information Commissioner’s Office after an email

16 February 2016

Legal view: sharing is daring?

Christopher Air and Eleanor Tunnicliffe from DAC Beachcroft consider the vexed issue of information sharing between NHS organisations from the