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MHRA publishes medical software and AI roadmap for way ahead

MHRA publishes medical software and AI roadmap for way ahead

The Medicines and Health products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has published a roadmap setting out how it will regulate software and artificial intelligen ...

New era of lower data breach fines for public authorities?

New era of lower data breach fines for public authorities?

As set out in a recent open letter, the UK’s data regulator, the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO), is trialling a fresh approach to data breach ...

Latest on what lies ahead for data in health and social care

Latest on what lies ahead for data in health and social care

The final version of the Department of Health and Social Care’s data strategy - Data saves lives: reshaping health and social care with data - has now ...

Privacy-enhancing technologies in the health sector - your chance to get involved

Privacy-enhancing technologies in the health sector - your chance to get involved

The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) is inviting organisations in the health sector to participate in workshops on privacy-enhancing technologi ...

Health and Care Bill 2021: what does it mean for data?

Health and Care Bill 2021: what does it mean for data?

In the latest of our series of briefings on the Health and Care Bill (“the Bill”), we look at the implications from a data and information perspective ...

Health and care data: time to level up?

Health and care data: time to level up?

The government’s data strategy has now landed, and it is impressive in both scope and ambition.  It is, however, densely packed with a huge array of c ...

NHSX publishes Template Data Sharing Agreement

NHSX publishes Template Data Sharing Agreement

On 18 December 2020 NHSX, in their role to drive digital transformation in the health and social care sectors, published its template Data Sharing Agr ...

Key updates for the health and care sector from the National Data Guardian

Key updates for the health and care sector from the National Data Guardian

On the 8th December 2020, the National Data Guardian for Health and Social Care Dame (‘NDG’) published its response to the NDG’s consultation on the C ...

What next for NHS data?

What next for NHS data?

The NHS holds patient records relating to over 55 million people, which if curated across primary, secondary and social care, could provide one of the ...

Unlocking the value of NHS patient data

Unlocking the value of NHS patient data

There is currently much excitement about the opportunities for maximising the benefit of NHS data and utilising technology.  We have advised on a numb ...