Tag Archives: NHS

Oct
07

Hospital destroys 10,000 patient records

ICO The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) have revealed that Dartford and Gravesham NHS Trust breached the Data Protection Act by accidentally destroying the records of 10,000 patients. Most of the records would.. more
Jun
16

NHS loses laptops in another security faux-pas

Last year, the ICO named the NHS as the worst offender when it came to data breaches in the UK. And not willing to relinquish its data-dunce hat, the health service.. more
Jun
10

LulzSec gives NHS security warning

Hacking group LulzSec is fast becoming the focus of a growing number of news stories with its network breaching shenanigans. Previously the group has announced successful hacking forays onto the Sony.. more
Nov
27

ICO to investigate NHS Choices over Facebook policy

Earlier this week, you may remember we wrote a story about the NHS Choices website, and the fact that it allows Facebook, along with Google and some other third party sites, to track user activity. Because there’s a “Like” button for Facebook built into the.. more
Nov
25

NHS site allows Facebook and Google tracking

If you use the NHS Choices website, then you should be aware that if you’re logged into Facebook, the site shares information on what topics you’re viewing. Indeed, according to online identity gurus Garlik, Facebook, Google and other third parties have been allowed to track.. more
Sep
09

NHS IT strategy goes local to save £700 million

The Con-Lib coalition has announced that it will be implementing cost-cutting measures when it comes to the ex-government’s NHS IT plans. Labour wanted to create a national computer infrastructure which would hook up all NHS hospitals across the country. However, it seems that the current.. more
Aug
31

Scottish ministers warned over data losses

We know that councils, the police and the NHS have had their high profile security breach problems over the last few years, with the Information Commissioner’s Office constantly tutting (although not yet using its recently granted powers to financially penalise). Yet the problem may be.. more
Jul
06

Government mobile apps money wastage revealed

With the new austerity budget bedding into the UK, and the prospect of rises such as 2.5% slapped on VAT, we all have to get used to the fact that the piper needs to be paid, and the debt hangover faced. And the banks bailed.. more
Jun
04

ICO doesn’t penalise Welsh medical practice for data breach

Where councils and the NHS are concerned, data losses seem to be as much a part of the daily routine as the morning coffee break, and afternoon gossip around the water cooler. The latest security faux-pas has occurred at a Lampeter based medical practice, where.. more
May
31

ICO data breach reports exceed 1,000

The ICO (Information Commissioner’s Office) has now received in excess of 1,000 reports of data breaches. You know, the sort of affairs usually involving a council, a dopey employee and an unencrypted USB stick being lost at a local garden centre or somewhere equally improbable... more