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.
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Kidney Beam secures seed funding for exercise and lifestyle app
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An evidence-based kidney care app has secured £610,000 in seed funding, including a sizeable contribution
Digital Health Coffee Time Briefing ☕
23 January 2025
Today’s news roundup covers Cambridgeshire and Peterborough’s EPMA rollout and Medtronic’s securing of CE mark
UHNM Heart and Lung Centre to help develop national AI training
22 January 2025
The Heart and Lung Centre at University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust (UHNM) will
