ICO warns people it’s against the law to take clients’ personal information to a new company

A former recruitment consultant has been prosecuted for taking client records containing personal information to her new job. Rebecca Gray pleaded guilty at Warrington Magistrates’ Court on 18 January to a section 55 obtaining offence under the Data Protection Act. The defendant, who worked for Elite Employment Group in Widnes, emailed the contact details of…

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Data shows ambulances are reaching more life or death incidents despite an increase in calls.

The data links the ambulance service with the wider Welsh healthcare system and targets areas for improvement. Instead of just measuring time, the 24 Ambulance Quality Indicators (AQIs) measure the quality of clinical care and whether patients are receiving most appropriate treatment for their needs.   The system is designed to ensure that ambulances are…

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Welsh Government suspends QOF

The majority of the QOF (quality and outcomes framework) for GPs has been suspended by the Welsh Government to ease the winter burden on surgeries. The agreement secured by BMA Cymru Wales will see practices paid for all QOF indicators, based on last year’s achievement, until the end of March. The only exceptions are flu…

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