Paramedics with East Anglian Air Ambulance (EAAA) pose next to a helicopter
17 August 2018

East Anglian Air Ambulance issues security alert after email breach

The charity has warned people to be vigilant after a cyber-attack on its email system, which resulted in a phishing
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17 August 2018

Tech giants make interoperability pledge for US health data

Apple, Amazon, IBM, Microsoft and Salesforce will work together to drive common standards for exchanging health information in the US.
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Digital Health Cybersecurity Round-Up
17 August 2018

Cyber security news round up

Our latest cyber security round up looks at hacked patient monitoring systems and FBI fears of an imminent "cash out"
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16 August 2018

Redundancies loom over major restructure at NHS Digital

NHS Digital is upskilling its workforce amid budget pressures and concerns from partners around its delivery capabilities.
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The Microsoft HoloLens headset using a combination or VR and AR
15 August 2018

Alder Hey surgeons get hands-on with Microsoft’s mixed reality tech

Microsoft HoloLens is being introduced to operating theatres in a bid to make more patient information available to surgeons during
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14 August 2018

Digital ‘early warning system’ trialled at Sheffield care homes

Nursing staff are using an app to record care home residents’ vital signs and share them with clinicians at Sheffield
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13 August 2018

Open-source snafu leaves patient data exposed

Data pertaining to tens of millions of patients around the world has been jeopardised due to severe security flaws in
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9 August 2018

London docs get on board with electronic prescribing

All 1,311 GP surgeries in the capital can now use the electronic prescription service (EPS) to send prescriptions to pharmacists.
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8 August 2018

IMS Maxims gets G-Cloud 10 accreditation for NHS services

IMS Maxims has announced that it has gained accreditation to offer cloud-based services to the NHS under the government’s latest
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A doctor collecting information on a patient using various mobile devices
7 August 2018

Researchers say analysis of prescribing hampered by ‘poor quality’ NHS data

Researchers have suggested that 'poor quality' data held by NHS Digital could limit the effectiveness of new technologies and health policies.
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