Care.data

Privacy

Government tells NHS Digital to collect sensitive GP records - patients have until 23 June to opt out

medConfidential accuses DHSC and NHS Digital of sneaking intrusive new measures in under the cover of Covid

clock 12 May 2021 • 5 min read

Health

NHS England scraps care.data project

Decision follows recommendation from the National Data Guardian for Health and Care

clock 06 July 2016 • 1 min read

Health

HSCIC finally agrees to implement opt-outs for care.data

Organisation signs an undertaking with ICO to comply with Data Protection Act

clock 28 April 2016 • 2 min read

Government

Health secretary Jeremy Hunt commits £4bn to NHS tech investment

Hunt to spend £4bn in NPfIT-like project to create a paperless NHS

clock 08 February 2016 • 2 min read

Careers and Skills

NHS England posts job ad for new chief information and technology officer

NHS wants 'outstanding', 'inspirational' and 'transformational' leader to replace Tim Kelsey

clock 14 January 2016 • 2 min read

Privacy

The biggest privacy stories of 2015

Computing looks back at the most important events of 2015 that affect your privacy

clock 24 December 2015 • 9 min read

Health

What Ireland's HSE CIO Richard Corbridge has learned from the NHS, and what HSE can teach other health services

It may be 15 years behind the NHS in terms of technology, but HSE may be able to learn from many of its counterpart's mistakes

clock 04 December 2015 •

Health

NHS England creates new chief information and technology officer role

New IT leader will take on duties that were carried out by Tim Kelsey, who resigned in September

clock 27 November 2015 •

Privacy

HSCIC is sharing data of patients who opted out of care.data

Organisation says patient opt-outs will be actioned by January 2016, nearly two years after some patients opted out

clock 24 November 2015 • 2 min read

Health

Why it's no surprise that NHS accredited smartphone apps are leaking data

Health Apps Library was put under scrutiny for 'very weak' review criteria back in June

clock 28 September 2015 • 3 min read