NHS England announces crackdown on staff who ‘snoop’ on patient records
Trusts are instructed to immediately suspend any doctors, nurses or other employees who access sensitive patient information without good reason – and urged to remove their access to NHS computer […]
NHS England on increased digital risk, pace of delivery for key digital programmes, vision for AI
In its latest meeting, the NHS England board discussed upcoming programmes and priorities, including concerns about slow pace of delivery for key digital programmes such as the Federated Data Platform, increased cyber, tech and innovation risk, and the development of an IT system to support delivery of the NHS Genomics […]
NHS staff suspected of snooping on patient records to be immediately suspended
NHS staff suspected of improperly and unlawfully accessing patients’ medical records will face immediate suspension and have their access to NHS computer systems cut off, under a zero-tolerance crackdown on “snooping staff”. NHS England has asked every trust to act immediately when staff are suspected of accessing patient records without proper justification — suspending them […]