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BTHA Briefing: Tackling Modern Slavery, Toy Safety and Toy Fair 2018

Sep 26, 2017

BTHA's Rebecca Deeming gives us the lowdown on the latest issues facing the toy industry. It’s been a busy last month for the BTHA having held our second BTHA Training Hub seminar for members, taking on the topic of Tackling Modern ...

Tags: Toy Fair 2018, Toy Safety

iCo Therapeutics Announced That US Patent 8,592,382 Was Issued for Oral Amphotericin B

Dec 17, 2013

iCo Therapeutics has announced that on 26 November 2013, US patent 8,592,382 was issued for the Oral Amphotericin B platform (Oral AmpB) providing protection around oral delivery of the drug. With the recent receipt of ethics approval, ...

Tags: iCo Therapeutics, Medicine

ICO Has Prosecuted a GP Surgery Manager for Unlawfully Accessing The Medical Records

Dec 5, 2013

The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) has prosecuted a GP surgery manager for unlawfully accessing the medical records of almost 2,000 patients registered with the practice. 37-year-old Steven Tennison was employed by the College ...

Tags: Patient Data, medical records, GP Surgery

Even Temporary Workers Need Data Protection

Nov 27, 2013

The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) has warned organisations that even temporary workers need data protection training in order to properly prevent against a breach. Its warning comes following four data breaches at the Great ...

Tags: ICO, warn, firm, temp, data, Great Ormond Street

The NIH Predicts That as Many as 5.1 Million Americans May Have Alzheimer's Disease

Nov 21, 2013

According to the National Institutes of Health (NIH), Alzheimer's disease (AD) -- which robs people of the ability to think, remember and reason -- is an irreversible, progressive disease that eventually destroys even the ability to carry ...

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Sony Has Slashed Its Profit Forecast for 2013 by 40 Per Cent

Nov 1, 2013

Sony has slashed its profit forecast for 2013 by 40 per cent, meaning the technology giant now expects to make only £190m. The company had originally estimated it would make a profit of 50bn yen (£372.4m), but after its Q3 ...

Tags: Computer Products, software, Sony

Public Sector Data Protection Constraints Are 'Artificial and Kneejerk'

Oct 31, 2013

Public sector data protection constraints are "artificial and kneejerk", and are holding the sector back from "effective customer service", Eastbourne Borough Council's deputy CEO, Justin Osgathorpe, has told Computing. While discussing ...

Tags: Computer Products, software

The Information Commissioner's Office Has Doled out Its Latest Data Breach Fine

Oct 25, 2013

The Information Commissioner's Office has doled out its latest data breach fine, this time to the Ministry of Justice, to the tune of £140,000. The ICO identified a "serious data breach", which saw details of all 1,182 prisoners ...

Tags: Computer Products, software

New Data Protection Laws Intended to Protect Citizens' Privacy

Oct 24, 2013

New data protection laws intended to protect citizens' privacy, which could see internet companies forced to pay out up to €100m (£85m) in fines if they fail to comply, have been given the go ahead by Members of the European ...

Tags: Protection Laws, MEPs

Scottish Ministers Have Issued a Tender for The Provision of It Staff in Scotland

Oct 15, 2013

Scottish ministers have issued a tender for the provision of IT staff for public sector organisations in Scotland. The tender, found on the Official Journal of the European Union (OJEU), states that the framework agreement is available ...

Tags: Computer Products, software

NHS Will Invest £1bn in Technology Over The Next Three Years in a Bid

Sep 5, 2013

The government and NHS will invest £1bn in technology over the next three years in a bid to improve patient care and ease pressure on A&E departments, health secretary Jeremy Hunt announced today. The move is part of ongoing efforts ...

Tags: Computer Products, software

Music and Film Have Asked UK Internet Providers to Create Databases of Customers Illegally

Sep 3, 2013

Two of Britain's major music and film organisations have asked UK internet providers to create databases of customers illegally downloading music, film and books, and are asking for access to the information to help them to disconnect and ...

Tags: Computer Products, Consumer Electronics, Download Data

Stock Exchanges Are Playing Russian Roulette with Their Trading Systems

Aug 23, 2013

Financial software expert Lev Lesokhin, who works for analysis and measurement software provider CAST Software, believes that stock exchanges are playing Russian roulette with their trading systems. "We're loading up a bunch of bullets or ...

Tags: Computer Products, software

Businesses Are Collecting More Information About Individuals Than Ever

Aug 16, 2013

Businesses are collecting more information about individuals than ever, but almost two thirds of people aren't aware what data about them is being collected or don't know it's being collected at all. Further reading Ninety per cent of ...

Tags: Computer Products, software

GP Practices Could Be Investigated by The Information Commissioner's Office

Aug 6, 2013

GP practices could be investigated by the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) if they fail to warn patients that identifiable data will be extracted from their electronic health records to be used by the National Health Service (NHS) ...

Tags: GPs, EMIS Group software

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