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UK start-up OnCare raises £550,000 to tackle social care with tech

1 May 2018

UK health-tech start-up OnCare has raised over half a million pounds in its efforts to transform social care in the country.

Orangeworm: Hospitals worldwide warned of ‘aggressive’ malware

30 April 2018

Security researchers have identified a hacking group that has been targeting medical equipment in hospitals across the globe, including the UK.

NHS to be upgraded to Windows 10 as government agree to Microsoft deal

30 April 2018

The Department of Health and Social Care has agreed a deal with Microsoft that will enable all NHS organisations to use Windows 10 in a bid to improve defence against future cyber attacks.

Poll reveals readers think NHS is not doing enough to help gender pay gap

30 April 2018

The poll comes after it was revealed that NHS England has the largest difference between male and female pay when compared with two other main NHS bodies.

Exclusive: GP at Hand to set up first ‘digital doctor hub’ within a month

27 April 2018

Babylon’s GP at Hand is to set up the “first UK digital doctor hub” and has plans to roll out in two other cities in the UK by the end of the year, Digital Health News can exclusively reveal.

Cyber security news round-up

27 April 2018

Warnings over vulnerabilities found in Natus Medical devices features in this month’s cyber security industry round-up, alongside news that Microsoft has put a number of AI business deals on hold over fears that its technology could by exploited for nefarious purposes.

Exclusive: GP at Hand partner hits back at cherry picking concerns

27 April 2018

Speaking exclusively to Digital Health News, the medical director of Babylon has defended the company’s GP at Hand service against accusations it ‘cherry picks’ patients.