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27 November 2023

Somerset NHS FT contacts patients about data breach

Patients at Musgrove Park Hospital are being contacted by Somerset NHS Foundation Trust after it was revealed a staff member
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news in brief
9 June 2017

Healthcare IT news round-up

The healthcare IT round-up includes new drug theft preventative software, a trust's digitisation of its HR records and the ICO's
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26 September 2016

Data breaches ongoing as NHS Digital pushes opt-outs

Patients who opted out of sharing their data beyond direct care have not yet had their wishes respected, as NHS
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Information Commissioner's Office
1 June 2012

Brighton fined record Ā£325,000 by ICO

Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust has been issued the highest ever fine by the Information Commissionerā€™s Office.
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25 January 2010

Southampton rapped by ICO

Southampton University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has become the latest NHS organisation to be rapped for breaching the Data Protection Act. Chief
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14 January 2010

ICO spells out Ā£500,000 penalty plans

The Information Commissioner’s Office has issued guidance on how it will use its new powers to impose penalties of up
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13 November 2009

ICO could fine trusts up to Ā£500k

The Ministry of Justice has launched a consultation into whether the Information Commissioner’s Office should be able to penalise organisations
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28 October 2009

Trust loses cancer patient data

Ashford and St Peterā€™s Hospitals NHS Trust has been criticised by the Information Commissioner for losing three unencrypted USB sticks
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15 October 2009

Jail threat for misuse of personal data

Individuals who “knowingly or recklessly” misuse personal data could face a jail term of up to two years, under proposals
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16 September 2009

Two Scottish NHS bodies rapped by ICO

The Information Commissioner’s Office has told two different Scottish NHS bodies they must tighten data security after a series of
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