Two-week wrap of the cyber-attack
26 May 2017
3:31 PM
Today marks two weeks since the global cyber-attack and extent of the incident is starting to surface. A total of 48 trusts were affected.
News
Trusts in special measures 3x more likely to be hit by cyber-attack – report
26 May 2017
10:30 AM
Trusts that have been in special measures were three times more likely to be hit by the recent NHS cyber-attack, according some initial findings.
Instagram and Snapchat worst for young people’s mental health
26 May 2017
12:10 AM
Instagram and Snapchat are the most detrimental to young people’s mental health and wellbeing according to The Royal Society for Public Health.
Mobile and app news in brief
26 May 2017
12:01 AM
The round-up includes a Manchester based company’s app to help children navigate hospitals, a technology to assist with handovers and a NICE endorsement.
St George’s patient record keeping at “extreme” risk
25 May 2017
11:48 AM
A major London teaching hospital has rated its record keeping at “extreme” risk in its risk register with consequences to patient safety.
Western Sussex reports benefits from in-house IT helpdesk
25 May 2017
12:00 AM
Western Sussex Trust looks to save hundreds of thousands of pounds by bringing its IT help desk in-house with a new cloud based software.
North Staffordshire goes live with Lorenzo EPR
24 May 2017
3:00 PM
North Staffordshire Combined Healthcare NHS Trust went live with the Lorenzo EPR across all clinical services over 20 to 23 May.
MHRA issues guidance on medical device surveillance regulation
22 January 2025
MHRA has issued fresh guidance to help medical device manufacturers prepare for upcoming regulatory changes.
Digital Health Coffee Time Briefing ☕
21 January 2025
Today’s coffee briefing covers the EU’s healthcare cyber security action plan and the UK’s approval
Digital Health sells to CloserStill
20 January 2025
Digital Health Intelligence has concluded a deal to sell its events, news and networks businesses
NHS trusts warned that ‘legacy debt’ could pose patient safety risk
20 January 2025
CSOs have warned that patient safety could be put at risk by NHS trusts historically
Cyber attack cost Synnovis estimated £32.7m in 2024
20 January 2025
The cyber attack on pathology provider Synnovis cost an estimated £32.7 million in 2024, company
