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 GPsecure secures NHS N3 network connections between GP surgeries and their primary care trusts

Hytec, part of OLM Group, has announces the availability of GPsecure, a new solution to secure NHS N3 network connections between GP surgeries and their primary care trusts (PCTs).

GPsecure will help PCTs meet NHS Connecting for Health guidelines to ensure that GP surgeries within their trusts are electronically secure. While N3 is a private network, the integrity of its data depends on its users having secure connections.

“Information security within primary care is something that the general public cares deeply about,” said Alan Hunt, Hytec’s Technical Director. “The Information Commissioner’s Office has taken action against a number of PCTs recently because of lax data security. The NHS N3 network is not inherently secure, and PCTs must act to protect patient data and their legacy applications.”

GPsecure is in use at Kensington and Chelsea PCT. As well as addressing its concerns about security of patient data, the trust has benefited from cost savings because GPsecure enabl...  [ more ]

 Bosch Aspirating Smoke Detector 420 Series offers early detection and exact localization of fires

Bosch Security Systems is extending its 420 Series Aspirating Smoke Detectors with a version offering very early detection and localization of fires. The new Aspirating Smoke Detector TM features ROOM-IDENT. This feature enables individual identification of up to five rooms and quickly tracks down the source of a fire in four phases, displaying the result both on the unit itself and on the Bosch Modular Fire Panel 5000 Series. The new TM version also features a ten-digit bar graph for monitoring smoke pollution.

The TM detector unit is capable of protecting areas of up to 400 square meters even under challenging environmental conditions. Potential application areas include hotels, small server rooms and small high-rise warehouses.

The complete 420 Series provides three models, all specially designed to interface with the Bosch Modular Fire Panel 5000 Series with the extended features of LSN improved technology (Local Security Network).

Bosch’s LSN bus system uses the master-s...  [ more ]

 

 

Latest hospital and healthcare security articles

 GPsecure secures NHS N3 network connections between GP surgeries and their primary care trusts

 Bosch Aspirating Smoke Detector 420 Series offers early detection and exact localization of fires

 Astaro all-in-one security appliances safeguard the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh IT infrastructure

 InfoExpress CARE lets organizations deploy Network Access Control at a reduced cost

 TagPatrol wireless alarm system designed to replace mobile security patrols

 Government's Use of Secure File Transfer Could Help Prevent Embarrassing Data Leaks

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 Bonifacio Hospital deploys IQeye megapixel cameras

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 European organisations unaware of printers IT security risks

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Contract Talks for 1,800 Security Officers at Kaiser Permanente Break Down - Major Cuts to Worker Healthcare are at ... (redOrbit) SAN FRANCISCO, July 1 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- At a bargaining session yesterday with SEIU Property Services Division, the union representing 1,800 security officers at Kaiser Permanente facilities in California and the rest of the nation, talks with Kaiser's security contractor Securitas ended when the contractor refused to restore the affordable healthcare coverage officers had had at the ...

Contract Talks for 1,800 Security Officers at Kaiser Permanente Break Down - Major Cuts to Worker Healthcare are at ... (PR Newswire via Yahoo! News) At a bargaining session yesterday with SEIU Property Services Division, the union representing 1,800 security officers at Kaiser Permanente facilities in California and the rest of the nation, talks with Kaiser's security contractor Securitas ended when the contractor refused to restore the affordable healthcare coverage officers had had at the start of the year. Bargaining broke down Tuesday ...

Omega Healthcare secures new credit facility (AP via Yahoo! Finance) Real estate investment trust Omega Healthcare Investors Inc. said Thursday it secured a $200 million revolving line of credit, which will be used for acquisitions and general corporate purposes.

Obama praises sweeping healthcare bill (UPI) WASHINGTON, July 2 (UPI) -- President Barack Obama praised Senate legislation Thursday that would include government-run healthcare as part of a sweeping $611 billion reform plan.

HITRUST Creates Forum to Foster Corporate Leadership for Information Security in the Healthcare Industry (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance) FRISCO, Texas----The Health Information Trust Alliance announced today the Leadership Roundtable to support the growing role of the healthcare chief information security officer , as corporate responsibility for the protection of electronic health information takes the public stage.

Security tight for chimp attack victim (UPI) CLEVELAND, July 2 (UPI) -- A woman disfigured in an attack by a friend's pet chimpanzee is getting the same level of security at the Cleveland Clinic as a foreign leader, officials said.

Potomac Hospital to Merge With Norfolk-Based Sentara Healthcare (Washington Post) Potomac Hospital plans to merge with Norfolk-based Sentara Healthcare to meet the demands of the community in a tough economic time, hospital officials said.

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