NHS England is letting a contract worth £4.3 million to “enhance cyber risk visibility, assurance and resilience” throughout the NHS supply chain.An invitation to tender, published by NHSE on 20 June 2024, said the…
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One Health Lewisham is working with med tech company TidalSense to develop educational resources to train healthcare professionals on an AI-powered device to diagnose respiratory illness.The six-month project at the integrated community provider, funded…
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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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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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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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Shadow health secretary Wes Streeting has criticised the “glacial” pace of adoption of the NHS Federated Data Platform (FDP) and suggested that Labour would deliver “a more effective culture of innovation”.Speaking at an event…
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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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Ming Tang, the leader at the forefront of the NHS’ data revolution in England, will make a welcome return as national keynote at the Digital Health AI and Data conference 2024.The event, dedicated to…
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Demonstrators disrupted sessions and gathered outside the NHS Confed Expo to protest against its sponsorship by US data analytics giant Palantir.The US firm provoked widespread controversy when it was awarded a £330 million contract…
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