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 email being sent out to contacts.
Cyber Security
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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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” attack on ATMs worldwide.
Cyber Security
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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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 operations.
Infrastructure
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 Teaching Hospitals.
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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 patient management software OpenEMR.
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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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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 G-Cloud 10 framework.
Infrastructure
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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