NHS

Barts Health Trust Cancels Operations Due To IT Failure

A 'major' computer failure beginning on 20 April has led to a number of systems being inaccessible to clinical staff

8 years ago

Google’s Deepmind NHS Data Deal Lambasted By Paper

NHS patient data sharing with Google Deepmind slated in paper, but Google and Royal Free Trust fire back at 'significant…

8 years ago

Security Breach Sees Thousands Of Welsh NHS Staff Data Stolen

The data was swiped form a server being operated by an external contractor

8 years ago

Google’s Deepmind Promises Auditable Healthcare Data Tracking

Verifiable Data Audit promises to deliver bitcoin-like tracking to give patients peace of mind about their personal data

8 years ago

Bristol NHS Trust Turns To Microsoft Wearables And Predictive Tech To Boost Patient Care

HealthVault uses machine learning and analytics to collate patient data from a range of sources

8 years ago

NHS Loses Half A Million Patient Documents

The NHS has admitted thousands of patients may have been affected by the loss of records that went undelivered over…

8 years ago

Nearly One Third Of NHS Trusts Hit By Ransomware Attacks

Of the 94 NHS Trusts that responded, none admitted to paying a ransom

8 years ago

NHS Official Imprisoned For Accepting £80,000 Bribe To Award IT Contract

Peter Lewis faces three and a half years in prison for accepting corrupt payments

8 years ago

NHS Hospitals Putting Data At Risk With Outdated Windows XP

NHS Trusts have been caught running thousands of outdated and unsupported Windows XP machines, despite a developing threat landscape and…

8 years ago

NHS Royal Free London Signs Five-Year Deal With Google’s DeepMind

The revised deal for DeepMind's Streams app still gives it access to millions of patients' data going back years

8 years ago

NHS Tech Could Be ‘Double-Edged Sword’

The NHS should not expect short-term savings from self-care and online patient technologies, finds The Nuffield Trust

8 years ago

‘Test Messages’ Sent To 1.2m Staff Downs NHSmail Email System

A test message mistakenly sent to the entire NHS restricted access to the email system

8 years ago

Lincolnshire Hospitals Cancel Operations After Their IT Suffers Virus Infection

The hospital has been forced to shut down it IT network to seek out and destroy the virus

8 years ago

Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt Safeguards NHS IT Spend

Spending on technology will be protected Jeremy Hunt has pledged, despite NHS financial woes

8 years ago

NHS Hit By ‘Dozens’ Of Ransomware Attacks

At least 28 NHS trusts in England have been affected by ransomware in the past year, researchers find

8 years ago

NHS Trusts ‘Must Act Now’ As Network Changeover Looms

The existing contract is due to end in six months' time, but some trusts have yet to begin to look…

8 years ago

NHS Digital Bolsters Cyber Security Defences With Expanded CareCERT Service

Three new cyber security services will provide assessment and guidance on how NHS healthcare organisations can protect themselves

8 years ago

NHS ‘Exemplar’ Trusts To Lead Digital Transformation

Government promises up to £10 million for 12 trusts to further develop digital expertise and pass it on to the…

8 years ago

Microsoft Launches UK Cloud Data Centres

The Ministry of Defence and the NHS are amongst those signed up to use Microsoft's UK-based cloud infrastructure

8 years ago

NHS Care.Data 2.0: What Should It Look Like?

Sooraj Shah says the NHS needs to be transparent and act swiftly so that patients can reap the rewards

8 years ago

Startup Showcase: RotaGeek

RotaGeek CEO and co-founder Chris McCullough talks about RotaGeek's smart rota software and what government can do to help startups

8 years ago

NHS Data-Sharing Programme Closed By Dept Of Health

Privacy win? Controversial care.data programme is being axed after widespread criticism

8 years ago

NHS Helpline System To Launch Four Years Late

The new computer system has been delayed yet again to give the NHS time to train staff

8 years ago

Agreement Gives Google DeepMind Access To Sensitive NHS Data

Google's DeepMind machine-learning business has been granted access to detailed live and historical data from the Royal Free NHS Trust

9 years ago

NHS Gets Government Support To Go Paperless By 2020

Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt outlines £4.2bn of funding to help transform the NHS

9 years ago

NHS Cyber Security ‘Far Weaker Than Thought’

Remote and mobile working practices putting the NHS at great risk, Sophos survey finds

9 years ago

Free Wi-Fi Coming To All NHS England Hospitals

Department of Health hopes to improve connectivity and offer better services with free NHS Wi-Fi

9 years ago

NHS Uses Tinder To Find Young Organ Donors

Dating app Tinder teams up with NHS to encourage young people to donate organs

9 years ago

Poor Cyber Security Training At NHS Places Data At Risk

Freedom of information requests reveals shocking state of cyber security awareness within the NHS

9 years ago

NHS England ‘To Create Chief IT Officer Role’

The new position is to focus on NHS England's IT modernisation projects and safeguarding the confidentiality of digital patient records

9 years ago