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Cyber attack
20 January 2025

Cyber attack cost Synnovis estimated £32.7m in 2024

The cyber attack on pathology provider Synnovis cost an estimated £32.7 million in 2024, company accounts filed on Companies House
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23 December 2024

Digital Health’s 2024 Review: Top 10 news stories

Digital Health News has picked out the 10 news stories that sparked the most conversations in the sector in 2024.
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19 December 2024

Digital Health Coffee Time Briefing ☕

Our latest Coffee Time Briefing includes updates on the Synnovis strike action and insights from the National Data Guardian 2023-2024
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5 December 2024

Synnovis staff to strike following ‘alarming impact’ of cyber attack

Staff working for NHS pathology provider Synnovis have announced plans to strike for five days, following a major cyber attack
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Mike Fell
19 November 2024

Mike Fell: ‘The evidence is that cyber attacks against the NHS have plateaued’

Ahead of speaking at Rewired 2025, Mike Fell, executive director of national cyber security operations at NHSE, sat down with
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15 November 2024

Drones deliver urgent blood samples for Guy’s and St Thomas’

The first drones have successfully delivered patient blood samples as part of a six-month trial at Guy’s and St Thomas’
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St Thomas' Hospital in London
12 November 2024

Synnovis attack led to at least five cases of ‘moderate’ patient harm

The Synnovis cyber attack led to at least 119 incidents of patient harm, including at least five cases of 'moderate
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St Thomas Hospital
3 October 2024

Blood transfusion IT systems restored at Guy’s and St Thomas’

Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust is able to issue all blood group products for transfusions, following the cyber
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Cyber crime
2 October 2024

Cyber Security Bill will prevent future attacks on NHS, says DSIT

A Bill intended to improve UK cyber defences will prevent attacks similar to the ransomware attack impacting London hospitals, said
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25 September 2024

‘Two-factor authentication may have stopped Synnovis cyber attack’

Beverley Bryant said that two-factor authentication is the biggest deterrent to cyber attacks in the NHS and healthcare sector.
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