Council plans new data policy
A new data protection policy has been approved by a council at the centre of two high profile errors. Last year the salary details of about 900 Dumfries and Galloway…
Patients ‘may have suffered’ as records lost
Cancer patients may have died or suffered complications after a leading hospital lost their medical records and then played down the risk of them missing life-saving treatment, it has been…
Health Trust fined £225,000 over patient records breach
The Belfast Health Trust has been fined £225,000 after thousands of patient records were found abandoned in a disused hospital. The Information Commission imposed the fine because the trust failed…
Patients confidential medical records found dumped beside bins
Medical records were found on the pavement next to a bin in Dundee The notes, with sensitive information on 22 patients from Dundee, Angus and Fife, include names, ages and…
London NHS Trust fined £90,000 for serious data breach
Central London Community Healthcare (CLCH) NHS Trust has been fined £90,000 following a serious breach of the Data Protection Act (DPA), the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) announced today. The breach…
Data Protection Act Compliance
If you’re not sure whether you’re compliant with the DPA guidelines, the chances are you won’t be. Here are a few things to look over when examining your data storage…
Managing paper before its too late
Many years ago when the personal computer arrived on our desktops we were told and led to believe that these devices would reduce the amount of paper that was generated…
Secure document storage – complying with the data protection act
Secure document storage has never been so crucial ever since the Data Protection Act 1988 If you are a business that holds personal details of customers or clients, it’s crucial…
Scottish court records discovered at recycling bank
The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) has found the Scottish Court Service in breach of the Data Protection Act for failing to prevent court documents containing personal data being accidentally disposed…