Public sector bodies, particularly hospitals, could face large fines if they do not take action to ensure their data protection upholds human rights laws, a law firm has warned.
Ward Hadaway cited a recent case in Finland, in which a hospital was fined after its records system was deemed insufficiently robust to prevent personal details being accessed, and said a UK court was likely to reach the same decision.
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A company has won a High Court procurement challenge against a clinical commissioning group.
NHS providers must submit a business case to show setting up a wholly owned subsidiary company yields value beyond VAT savings, under new proposals from NHS Improvement.
A company was told that if it pursued a procurement challenge against a clinical commissioning group it could damage its chances of winning more work, court documents allege.
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