Changes to NHS fertility policy anticipated after discrimination claim withdrawn By , Sophie Devlin, It has been reported that Whitney and Megan Bacon-Evans have formally withdrawn their case in the…
Data Protection and Digital Information (No.2) Bill: An Overview By Jade Kowalski, Christopher Air, Sophie Devlin On 8 March 2023, the Data Protection and Digital Information (No.2) Bill (“DPDI No…
Transgender individuals: information governance and the Equality Act 2010 By Sophie Devlin, It has been estimated that there are around 500,000 transgender people within the UK…
The Data Protection and Digital Information Bill: An Overview By Jade Kowalski, Charlotte Halford, Christopher Air, Sophie Devlin, On 18 July 2022 the Data Protection and Digital Information Bill (the DPDI) was laid before…
Former NHS employee prosecuted and fined after illegally accessing patient records without a valid legal reason By Sophie Devlin, A former NHS healthcare worker, Mr Christopher O’Brien, has been successfully prosecuted at the…
New era of lower data breach fines for public authorities? By Sophie Devlin, Darryn Hale, As set out in a recent open letter , the UK’s data regulator, the Information Commissioner’s Office…
Latest on what lies ahead for data in health and social care By Darryn Hale, Sophie Devlin The final version of the Department of Health and Social Care’s data strategy - Data saves lives:…
Health and Care Bill 2021: what does it mean for data? By Hamza Drabu, Darryn Hale, Sophie Devlin In the latest of our series of briefings on the Health and Care Bill (“the Bill”), we look at the…
Health and care data: time to level up? By Darryn Hale, Hamza Drabu, Sophie Devlin The government’s data strategy has now landed, and it is impressive in both scope and ambition…
NHSX publishes Template Data Sharing Agreement By Darryn Hale, Sophie Devlin, On 18 December 2020 NHSX, in their role to drive digital transformation in the health and social…
Key updates for the health and care sector from the National Data Guardian By Darryn Hale, Sophie Devlin On the 8 th December 2020, the National Data Guardian for Health and Social Care Dame (‘NDG’)…
Cyber and Information Law Newsletter: Issue 1 - Round up of 2019 By Jade Kowalski, Ceri Fuller, Khurram Shamsee, Sophie Devlin, Christopher Air Welcome to the relaunch of our cyber and information law round up…
Cyber and Information Law Newsletter: Issue 1 - Sector spotlight By Ceri Fuller, Khurram Shamsee, Jade Kowalski, Sophie Devlin, Christopher Air Spotlight on data protection issues in the employment sphere HR professionals handle a wide…
Medical Professionals and the 'Right to be Forgotten': Developments Following Landmark Dutch Surgeon Decision By Simon Perkins, Mark Ashley, Sophie Devlin The reputation of a healthcare professional has always been important…
The NHS Long Term Plan - what does this mean for data? By Darryn Hale, Sophie Devlin, Hamza Drabu In our latest briefing on the NHS Long Term Plan we examine its approach to utilising data.
General Data Protection Regulation - Are you ready? By Sophie Devlin On 25 May 2018, the new General Data Protection Regulation will come into force…
Legal update for Caldicott Guardians training by DAC Beachcroft LLP By Gill Weatherill, Helen Kingston, Sophie Devlin What is covered? The legal and ethical framework affecting Caldicott Guardians is rapidly…
Consultation and involvement By Alistair Robertson, Sophie Devlin Consultations on changes to health and social care are often approached with great trepidation…
A guide to: General Data Protection Regulation in Health and Social Care By Anne Crofts, Sophie Devlin This General Data Protection Regulation manual is designed to be your guide to the GDPR in health.