Mark Edwards, chief information security officer at Digital Health and Care Wales (DHCW) has predicted that cyber attacks on critical national infrastructure are likely to increase due to global conflict.Speaking at the NHS Confed…
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A leaked NHS England report, has warned of a “severe shortage” of digital nurse specialists, which could hinder ambition to drive the healthcare system forward with technology.Nursing Times reported that it has seen the…
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More than 1,134 elective procedures and 2,194 outpatient appointments have been postponed at King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust since a cyber attack on 3 June…
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University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust (UHDB) has rolled out the BadgerNet electronic patient record (EPR) and Badger Notes online portal in its maternity services. The BadgerNet maternity system and Badger Notes…
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Cyber criminals have published patient data online which they claim was stolen as part of an attack on Synnovis, NHS England has confirmed. The ransomware attack by Russian cyber criminal group Qilin, which took place…
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West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospital NHS Trust has rolled out Hexarad technology which aims to boost the performance of its radiology departments.Hexarad’s OptiRad is intended to help cut scan waiting times for patients, ensuring they…
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The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has published guiding principles for machine learning medical devices focusing on transparency.The guidance on the transparency of machine learning medical devices, published on 13 June 2024,…
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An approach by a BBC journalist has Joe McDonald wondering what it will take to end the NHS scandal of flawed computer systems wasting public money and harming patientsMr Bates vs The Post Office…
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Ascom has won a tender to implement its alerts and notification management system (ANMS) at the new children’s hospital in Dublin as part of a five-year partnership with Children’s Health Ireland (CHI).ANMS is intended…
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French IT giant Atos has denied reports that it is facing financial issues that could severely impact the NHS and other public services. In a news story published on 18 June 2024, i reported that…
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