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Transgender individuals: information governance and the Equality Act 2010

Transgender individuals: information governance and the Equality Act 2010

It has been estimated that there are around 500,000 transgender people within the UK. The law and guidance that relates to the provision of services t ...

The Data Protection and Digital Information Bill: An Overview

The Data Protection and Digital Information Bill: An Overview

On 18 July 2022 the Data Protection and Digital Information Bill (the DPDI) was laid before Parliament, coming swiftly after the Government published ...

Former NHS employee prosecuted and fined after illegally accessing patient records without a valid legal reason

Former NHS employee prosecuted and fined after illegally accessing patient records without a valid legal reason

A former NHS healthcare worker, Mr Christopher O’Brien, has been successfully prosecuted at the Coventry Magistrates Court after accessing medical rec ...

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 ...

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 ...

Cyber and Information Law Newsletter: Issue 1 - Round up of 2019

Cyber and Information Law Newsletter: Issue 1 - Round up of 2019

Welcome to the relaunch of our cyber and information law round up. In each edition we intend to cover the key guidance, enforcement action and hot top ...