NHS Forth Valley saves thousands of pounds by tracking equipment
19 June 2017
12:01 AM
NHS Forth Valley has saved hundreds of thousands of pounds by using radio frequency identification to track medical devices.
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Jeremy Hunt focuses on NHS staff at Confed ’17
16 June 2017
10:00 AM
Jeremy Hunt said retaining rights for EU workers, staff retention and mental health for those working in the NHS are his government’s priorities at Confed.
Cybersecurity news round-up
16 June 2017
12:01 AM
In the first of our new monthly cybersecurity news round-ups, we report on limited confidence in medical device security, fines for data protection breaches, and the news that healthcare is responsible for most data protection incidents in the UK.
Alliance formed to be voice of health sector as UK leaves EU
15 June 2017
1:33 PM
As the UK moves into negotiations with the EU, a new alliance has been formed to safeguard the interests of patients and the healthcare and research they rely on.
CIOs and CCIOs urge greater clarity on shared records and data protection
15 June 2017
9:54 AM
Current data protection guidance is contradictory and not conducive to effective patient care according to a new discussion paper published by the CCIO and Health CIO networks.
NHS Digital on cyber-attack: “We can be better prepared”
14 June 2017
4:29 PM
NHS Digital admits the organisation could have done better during the global cyber-attack that crippled parts of the NHS last month.
Microsoft releases new patches to fix further NSA cyber exploits
14 June 2017
3:32 PM
Microsoft has issued a new series of critical security patches to fix three further vulnerabilities, targeted by National Security Agency in the set of leaked exploits that included Wannacry, responsible for the cyber-attack that floored parts of the NHS last month.
NHS SBS plans healthcare AI solutions framework
16 January 2025
NHS Shared Business Services (NHS SBS) is planning the formation of a new framework agreement
CQC says 500 inspection reports are stuck in IT platform
16 January 2025
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) revealed that it has around 500 reports which are “stuck”
Robeauté raises £23m to develop rice-sized neurosurgical robots
15 January 2025
Robeauté has raised $28m (£23m) to develop its microrobots which enter the brain to diagnose,
Royal Bolton Hospital opens digital autopsy suite
15 January 2025
Royal Bolton Hospital is carrying out digital autopsies that reduce invasive post-mortems and release bodies
Cera secures more than £123m to roll out AI-led home healthcare
15 January 2025
UK health tech firm Cera has completed a transaction in excess of $150m (£123m) to
