Cyber security news round-up
26 July 2019
Our latest cyber security news round up looks at the recent hijacking of the Metropolitan Police Force’s social media page.
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Patients Know Best secures partnership with social prescribing company
25 July 2019
The partnership will allow HealthUnlocked’s eSocial Prescription capability to be integrated with PKB’s digital platform.
Hancock survives Boris’ cabinet shake-up and remains health secretary
25 July 2019
Matthew Hancock will remain the UK Health Secretary after surviving a thorough shake-up of the cabinet by Britain’s new Prime Minister, Boris Johnson.
Capita admits further administrative errors in cervical screening programme
25 July 2019
Some 16 women had missed their screening invites due to an admin error – but the British Medical Association believes the number could be in the thousands.
NHS commissions mental health support app for Londoners
24 July 2019
Mental wellbeing service Good Thinking has partnered with My Possible Self to provide Londoners with free tools for tackling stress, anxiety and depression.
NHS data worth £9.6bn per year, says Ernst & Young
24 July 2019
Data held by the NHS could be worth nearly £10bn a year through operational savings, improved patient outcomes and benefits to the UK economy.
NHSX to oversee data-sharing agreements under new DHSC guidance
24 July 2019
NHSX will be responsible for overseeing data-sharing agreements with industry partners under new guidance from the Department of Health and Social Care.
NHSE’s Dermot Ryan confirmed for Summer Schools 2026
4 June 2026
Dermot Ryan, director of digital transformation at NHS England, has been announced as the latest
Digital Health Coffee Time Briefing ☕
4 June 2026
Today’s briefing features the detection of Alzheimer’s using VR and a personal training platform that
John Browett named chair of NHS online hospital trust
4 June 2026
John Browett, business leader and former supermarket chief executive, has been named as chair of
Almost 33,000 Bedfordshire patients had data stolen in cyber attack
3 June 2026
Almost 33,000 Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust patients had personal data stolen in the cyber
NHS AI scribe rollout should include national oversight, report finds
3 June 2026
The rollout of AI scribes across the NHS should be accompanied by national oversight, according
