Health apps used by NHS staff putting highly sensitive and confidential patient data at risk, new report warns

Health apps used by NHS staff putting highly sensitive and confidential patient data at risk, new report warns Health serivce criticised for 'failing to keep pace with advances in digital technology and to take advantage of online tools and e-health' after researchers found doctors and nurses were sharing information via their unsecured smartphones. The Independent

See also:

• The ownership and clinical use of smartphones by doctors and nurses in the UK: a multicentre survey study BMJ Innovation
• Doctors' use of smartphones 'could threaten patient confidentiality' The Guardian