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NHS has lost thousands of smartcards

Connecting for Health has admitted that some four thousand smartcards used to access NHS computer systems have gone missing.

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By Nicole Kobie

published 6 February 2008

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Freelance journalist Nicole Kobie first started writing for ITPro in 2007, with bylines in New Scientist, Wired, PC Pro and many more.

Nicole the author of a book about the history of technology, The Long History of the Future.

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