Mike Nesbitt, health minister for Northern Ireland (Credit: Department of Health)
Around 1,600 patient appointments have been postponed owing to an IT outage at the Southern Health and Social Care Trust (SHSCT), Mike Nesbitt,…
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UK and Netherlands-based cyber security and compliance firm Naq has raised €6 million (£5.1m) to help health technology companies meet NHS standards.
The startup, which emerged from the government’s National Cyber Security Centre flagship cyber…
Personal health data from more than 485,000 women has been stolen after hackers accessed the IT systems of a cervical cancer screening programme in the Netherlands.
The incident occurred between 3 July and 6 July…
Staff at two hospitals in the south west of England have resorted to using paper after a major IT incident just days before the planned resident doctors’ strikes.
Cheltenham and Gloucester NHS Foundation Trust reported…
Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust (BCHC) has flagged potential vulnerabilities that could lead to a cyber attack.
The trust’s board paper, published on 5 June 2025, states that “there is a risk of a cyber…
A patient death has been linked to the cyber attack on NHS pathology system provider Synnovis, King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation has confirmed.
The ransomware attack on 4 June 2024 caused widespread disruption to NHS services in…
Industry Partnership Addresses Critical Mental Health Needs
The cybersecurity mental health crisis has reached unprecedented levels, with over half of security professionals reporting severe psychological impacts from work-related stress. The Chartered Institute of Information Security…
NHS England is investigating a cyber incident at University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH) and University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust.
A spokesperson for UCLH told Digital Health News that a software product…
The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has suggested that “lessons can be learned” from the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) on how government departments can improve their cyber resilience.
A report on government cyber…
Suppliers to the NHS have been urged to sign a charter of cyber security best practice to show their commitment to being trusted and secure partners to the health system.
An open letter, published on…
