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17 May 2016

ICO ‘aware’ of Google DeepMind and Royal Free app concerns

The Information Commissioner’s Office has confirmed that it is “aware” of concerns about a trust’s collaboration with Google DeepMind on

10 November 2015

Tom’s digital disruptors: testing times for apps

The NHS Apps Library has closed after concerns were raised about the effectiveness and security of the apps it endorsed.

28 September 2015

NHS-backed apps put patient data at risk

Dozens of apps that feature in the NHS Health Apps Library put the privacy of patient data at risk, according

22 September 2015

Care.data delayed by two years

Final approval for the ‘pathfinder’ stage of the controversial care.data programme to go ahead will not be given until early

11 June 2015

Care.data re-launched this month

One of the four care.data pathfinders will start contacting patients about the re-launch of the controversial scheme later this month.

9 April 2015

Care.data stuck in the last chance saloon

Critics of care.data say it is sitting in the “last chance saloon”. Sam Sachdeva looks at its prospects in the

12 March 2015

Lords to examine NHS identity bill

A bill proposing to mandate the use of a common patient identifier across the health and social care system will

2 February 2015

Single opt-out “needed” for patient data

Health authorities should implement a single Spine-based opt-out for identifiable patient data, covering all care settings, to respect patients' rights,

19 December 2014

Care.data review raises questions

An independent review on the first stage of NHS England’s controversial care.data programme says a wide range of “unresolved” questions

9 April 2014

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.