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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More than 800 planned operations and 700 outpatient appointments were rearranged in the week following a cyber attack on pathology service provider Synnovis.The ransomware attack, which took place on 3 June 2024, disrupted pathology…
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India’s Armed Forces Medical Services is beefing up its digital capabilities to address the pressing health challenges of soldiers and their families.Since the start of the year, it has entered into multiple research collaborations with the…
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NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT) has urgently called for donations of O Positive and O Negative blood to boost stocks following a ransomware attack which has disrupted pathology services in London.The cyber attack on…
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Investments in the digital health sector dipped substantially last year compared to the prior year, from $15.3 billion in 2022 to $10.7 billion in 2023. While funding in the industry has decreased, so has…
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Mark Dollar, chief executive at Synnovis, has confirmed that a ransomware attack has interrupted all the pathology service provider’s IT systems, causing patient activity to be cancelled or redirected.Synnovis is a pathology partnership between…
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A critical incident at pathology system provider Synnovis has disrupted services at Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and primary care across south east London, Digital Health…
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NHS England has announced proposals to increase access to virtual wards in a bid to cut avoidable hospital admissions and reduce emergency department (ED) waiting times.The plan follows an analysis by the Royal College…
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By Anuja Vaidya
May 16, 2024 – Synchronous telehealth appears to be an effective tool in diagnosing and treating acute care conditions without resulting in high rates of in-person follow-up care, according to research published in…
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Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust has opened up its Imperial Health Knowledge Bank to every patient in the trust, following a successful trial with patients across oncology, hepatology and cardiology.The Imperial Health Knowledge Bank…
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