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Lulzsec Hackers Warn NHS Over Security
The hacker group Lulzsec has fired a warning shot across the bows of the NHS over its network security
Embattled NHS Chief Tries To Defend IT Programme
Sir David Nicholson, SRO for the NPfIT, was closely questioned at a hearing looking into the project's failings
NHS Commits To Green IT, Despite Chaos
Green IT will be needed in the NHS' plans for Sustainable Health, if the NHS survives a government reorganisation
Is Telemedicine What The Doctor Ordered?
The NHS Confederation thinks doctors are blocking telemedicine. Sophie Curtis thinks there are good reasons for this
BMA Opposes NHS Plans For Patient Access
The government's "Liberating the NHS" initiative has received a warning blast from the BMA
Social Disease: Facebook, Google Track NHS Site Visits
Facebook and Google know about what illnesses you looked up on your visit to the NHS Choices site
Doctors’ Personal Data Sold Online
Another organisation has been found to be in breach of the Data Protection Act, after the personal information of doctors was sold online
Government Axes Costly NHS IT Project
The government has decided to finally pull the plug on the troubled and hugely costly £12.7 billion NHS National Programme for IT
Review Slams Costly And Confusing NHS Websites
An internal review of thousands of NHS websites has found that they are costing £86 million per year, and are not meeting the public's needs
Government Scraps £80 Million Microsoft NHS Licence Deal
The government has scrapped a £80 million software licensing deal with Microsoft for the NHS Connecting for Health (CfH) programme
ICO Cracks Down On Data Breaches, But No Fines
The ICO had been putting the spotlight on data breaches, following two incidents this week, but has so far issued no fines
NHS Tops ICO List For Most Data Breaches
The NHS has been named and shamed by the Information Commissioner’s Office, after it topped a list for the most data breaches in the UK
NHS Hospital Could Face ICO Fine For Data Breach
A Scottish hospital could be facing a fine from the ICO, after an NHS worker lost a USB stick containing patients' medical records
NHS Computers Hit By Qakbot Infection
Is there a doctor in the house? Computer systems at the NHS have been infected by a botnet which Symantec warns has compromised over 1,100 separate systems