NHS staff trigger Google cyber-defences

NHS staff trigger Google cyber-defences The volume of NHS staff using Google's search engine has triggered one of its cybersecurity defences. NHS Digital confirmed so many NHS staff use the search engine that it had started asking them to take a quiz to verify they were "not a robot". BBC News

Diabetes care improving but 'shocking' regional variation remains

Diabetes care improving but 'shocking' regional variation remains The proportion of diabetes patients achieving all three NICE-recommended annual treatment targets has risen in the last six years but 'shocking' regional variation in care persists, a report has warned. GP Online

May pressured NHS to release data to track immigration offenders

May pressured NHS to release data to track immigration offenders  Ex-NHS Digital head says Theresa May’s Home Office wanted him to hand over patient data despite concern over legal basis.The former head of NHS Digital repeatedly clashed with Theresa May’s Home Office over requests to hand over confidential patient data to help trace immigration offenders, he has revealed.
Kingsley Manning has said that the Home Office “put him under immense pressure” to share patient data despite concerns about the legal basis and fears it would undermine claims that NHS Digital was “a safe haven” for personal data. Continue reading... The Guardian

Liam Fox dismisses NHS takeover fears ahead of US trade talks

Liam Fox dismisses NHS takeover fears ahead of US trade talks  Trade secretary says idea of allowing in US healthcare providers is an urban myth and ‘won’t happen on my watch’. Fears of an American takeover of the NHS are an urban myth “on a par with alligators in sewers”, Liam Fox has said as he revealed that US trade talks will begin within days. Continue reading... The Guardian

Seeing the same family doctor cuts the risk of being rushed to hospital

Seeing the same family doctor cuts the risk of being rushed to hospital Allowing patients to continuously see the same GP would slash the number of unnecessary visits to hospital and save the NHS billions, according to a new study.
Research published today in the British Medical Journal (BMJ) suggests that a trusting relationship with a designated family doctor prompts better clinical decisions because patients are more open about their problems.
Previous research has shown that emergency hospital admissions for conditions which are manageable in a local surgery cost the NHS at least £1.42 billion a year. The Telegraph