Ransomware attacks on healthcare organizations continue to soar. According to IT Governance USA, the healthcare sector reported 280 cyber incidents as of June 2024. At the halfway point of 2024, that figure represented 24% of…
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At least two patients have suffered long-term or permanent damage to their health as a result of the cyber attack on NHS pathology provider Synnovis, latest figures have revealed.
The ransomware attack on 4 June…
The cyber attack on NHS pathology provider Synnovis led to an estimated loss of £32.7m, disrupting profits for 2024 and 2025, according to accounts filed on Companies House.
Synnovis was hit by a ransomware attack…
As a practising psychiatrist, Dr Nicola Byrne, the National Data Guardian for health and social care in England, is acutely aware of the significance of health data for patients.
“Working in psychiatry, people are sharing…
With a new government, more than £2bn promised investment for NHS technology and the forthcoming 10 year health plan, there is a growing sense of anticipation about what lies in store for the digital…
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The last 12 months has seen a new government, a major cyber attack on the NHS and a commitment to £2bn tech funding hitting the headlines.
Digital Health News has picked out 10 of the…
The IT systems at Medway Community Healthcare have not yet been restored following a suspected cyber attack, Digital Health News has learned.
Medway announced on 2 December 2024 that an investigation was ongoing and it…
Medway Community Healthcare (MCH) has announced that it has disconnected its IT systems to “protect patient and staff data” after detecting some “suspicious activity”.
In a statement on its website, published on 5 December 2024,…
Alder Hey Children’s NHS Foundation Trust has announced that the cyber attack it suffered on 28 November 2024 has also impacted Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital and Royal Liverpool University Hospital.
Alder Hey was hit…
Laboratory staff working for the NHS pathology supplier hit by a cyber attack which disrupted services across south east London, have announced plans to strike for five days.
Trade union Unite said in a press…
