MedWorm provides a medical RSS filtering service. Over 6000 RSS medical sources are combined and output via different filters. This feed contains the latest medical blog items that have been tagged with 'data protection'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:52:06 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4159243&cid=t_165152_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fan-app-to-self-test-for-stds%2F2010.11.11 A new £5.7 million project being led by St. George’s-University of London is developing self-test devices that can plug directly into mobile phones and computers, immediately identifying sexually transmitted diseases (STDs). The project is called eSTI — electronic self-testing instruments for sexually transmitted infections (STIs) — and is being led by Dr. Tariq Sadiq, senior lecturer and consultant physician in sexual health and HIV at St George’s-University of London. Most of the funding is coming from The Medical Research Council and the UK Clinical Research Collaboration. The UK has seen a 36 percent rise in STIs from 2000 to 2009 — often blamed on the reluctance of the population to get diagnosed and the stigma of going to public health clinics — promp... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4159243 Thu, 11 Nov 2010 23:00:06 +0100 4159243 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4142737&cid=t_165152_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2F1dQt1jt-1WM%2F By Jim HarperThe recent European Commission proposal to create a radical and likely near impossible-to-implement “right to be forgotten” provides an opportunity to do some thinking about how privacy norms should be established. In 1961, Italian liberal philosopher and lawyer Bruno Leoni published Freedom and the Law, an excellent, if dense, rumination on law and legislation, which, as he emphasized, are quite different things. Legislation appears today to be a quick, rational, and far-reaching remedy against every kind of evil or inconvenience, as compared with, say, judicial decisions, the settlement of disputes by private arbiters, conventions, customs, and similar kinds of spontaneous adjustments on the part of individuals. A fact that almost always goes unnoticed is that a ... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4142737 Mon, 08 Nov 2010 12:06:11 +0100 4142737 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2882971&cid=t_165152_86_f&fid=36669&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffadelibrary.wordpress.com%2F2009%2F10%2F12%2Fthe-human-fertilisation-embryology-act-1990-disclosure-of-identifying-information-for-research-regulations-for-consultation%2F Title: The Human Fertilisation & Embryology Act 1990: disclosure of identifying information for research: regulations for consultation Skinny: Second consultation on the regulations to establish a procedure for authorising the disclosure of identifying information held by the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority, for research purposes, where it is not practicable to obtain consent to the disclosure from the persons to whom the information relates. Publisher: DH Size of Publication: 26p Published: 08/10/2009 Posted in Data Protection, Grey Literature, Human Rights, NHS Tagged: Consent, Data Protection, Grey Literature, Human Fertility, Identification, Regulations (Source: Fade Library) Fade Library blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2882971 Mon, 12 Oct 2009 14:29:04 +0100 2882971 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2778349&cid=t_165152_86_f&fid=36669&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffadelibrary.wordpress.com%2F2009%2F09%2F09%2Finformation-sharing-and-mental-health%2F Title: Information sharing and mental health The Skinny: Guidance establishing some of the issues relating to the exchange of information between mental health trusts and outside organisations and individuals.   It sets out when, why and how information can safely be exchanged for the benefit of the individual and the public. Publisher: DH Size of Publication: 27p Published: 08/09/2009 Posted in Grey Literature, Mental Health, NHS Tagged: Data Protection, Grey Literature, Guidance, Legislation, Mental Health (Source: Fade Library) Fade Library blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2778349 Wed, 09 Sep 2009 11:29:13 +0100 2778349 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2598161&cid=t_165152_86_f&fid=36669&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffadelibrary.wordpress.com%2F2009%2F07%2F14%2Fstatutory-instruments-related-to-information-governance-2%2F SI 2009 No. 1811. Data Protection. The Data Protection (Processing of Sensitive Personal Data) Order 2009 Posted in Data Protection, Legislation, Statutory Instruments Tagged: Data Protection Act, Legislation, Prisons, Statutory Instruments (Source: Fade Library) Fade Library blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2598161 Tue, 14 Jul 2009 09:36:39 +0100 2598161 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2576509&cid=t_165152_86_f&fid=36669&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffadelibrary.wordpress.com%2F2009%2F07%2F07%2Fscience-and-technology-committee-2nd-report-of-session-2008%25e2%2580%259309-genomic-medicine-volume-i-report%2F Title: Science and Technology Committee: 2nd Report of Session 2008–09: Genomic Medicine: Volume I: Report (Volume II) The Skinny: Makes recommendations in the following areas: The framework for translational research in the UK Funding and translational research Making the conduct of clinical trials less burdensome Promoting collaborative translational research Research to demonstrate the clinical utility and validity of genomic tests within the NHS Evaluation of the clinical utility and validity of genomic tests for use within the NHS Evaluation and regulation of genetic and genomic tests developed outside of the NHS Incentives to develop stratified uses of medicines Intellectual property rights Co-development and evaluation of stratified uses of medicines and genetic tests Encouraging... Fade Library blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2576509 Tue, 07 Jul 2009 10:52:54 +0100 2576509 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1518632&cid=t_165152_86_f&fid=36669&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffadelibrary.wordpress.com%2F2008%2F06%2F14%2Freview-of-prison-based-drug-treatment-funding%2F is a report from Price Waterhouse Coopers commissioned by the Ministry of Justice to consider prison based drug funding.  It recommends the following actions: Establish a National Prisoner and Offender Drug Strategy Group. The early tasks of this group, in its first 100 days, would be to establish the membership and terms of reference, and commissioning a series of projects to include the following. Articulate and agree the key outcomes for prisoners and offenders in prison and in the community. Demonstrate how the partner organisations will work together to successfully deliver those outcomes. Identify measures (key performance targets) which will help the partner organisations to understand how their performance contributes to the achievement of the outcomes. Establish a set of Na... Fade Library blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1518632 Sat, 14 Jun 2008 16:06:02 +0100 1518632 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1465970&cid=t_165152_86_f&fid=36669&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffadelibrary.wordpress.com%2F2008%2F05%2F24%2Fconsent-patients-and-doctors-making-decisions-together%2F from the GMC is new guidance to doctors on consent which: sets out the key principles of good decision-making, which apply to all decisions about care from simple treatment for minor and self-limiting conditions to major surgery takes account of changes in the law, in particular about making decisions when patients lack capacity reflects the shift in professional and public attitudes towards more patient-centred care contains practical advice on sharing information and discussing treatment options includes guidance on how to approach discussions about risk (Source: Fade Library) Fade Library blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1465970 Sat, 24 May 2008 11:30:11 +0100 1465970 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1436755&cid=t_165152_86_f&fid=36669&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffadelibrary.wordpress.com%2F2008%2F05%2F12%2Fwhen-to-share-information%2F has been developed as a cross-governmental initiative on behalf of Department of Health, Department for Children, Schools and Families, the Youth Justice Board and the Prison Service. It is set out in a pathway approach, with best practice case studies used to identify when, what, where and how information needs to be shared to ensure improved outcomes for children and young people, as outlined in Every Child Matters: Change for Children. (Source: Fade Library) Fade Library blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1436755 Mon, 12 May 2008 14:28:46 +0100 1436755