Cybersecurity news round-up
3 November 2017
This month’s cyber security industry round-up covers the National Audit Office’s report on WannaCry and how more people needed to combat cyber security skills gap.
News
WannaCry: NHS England stresses need for better communications
2 November 2017
NHS Digital and NHS England admit more needs to be done in establishing a better communication process to prevent cyber-attacks.
Cambridge University Hospitals take two top honours at EHI Awards
2 November 2017
Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust scooped two of the top prizes at the 2017 EHI Awards.
NHS England CIO says service needs ‘at least’ another £4.2 billion for IT
2 November 2017
NHS England’s CIO Will Smart has said the NHS needs at least another £4.2 billion of IT investment to finish the job of digitisation.
NHS England launches £45m funding for GP online consultation system
2 November 2017
The future of primary care has to be ‘way more technology enabled’ according to head of general practice development at NHS England, Dr Robert Varnam.
No surprises as WannaCry dominates cybersecurity talks at EHI Live
2 November 2017
Healthcare executives drove home the need to adopt new ways of working to protect themselves against cyber-threats during the first day of EHI Live 2017.
Health minister says he would not “immediately” reject Airbnb type scheme
2 November 2017
Philip Dunne has said he would not ‘immediately’ reject a scheme where hospital patients could be discharged to people’s spare rooms.
Ashford and St Peter’s opt for RLDatix electronic rostering
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Ashford and St Peter’s Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has appointed RLDatix to deliver its electronic
Digital Health’s monthly roundup of contracts and go lives
12 June 2026
This roundup includes EPR go-lives, following delays, at both North Cumbria Integrated Care and York
Digital Health Summer Schools 2026 full programme published
11 June 2026
Digital Health has published the full Summer Schools 2026 programme, featuring some of the NHS’s
Digital Health Coffee Time Briefing ☕
11 June 2026
Today’s briefing features a 3D model for an eye centre in London and investment in
Govt pledges £20m to roll out AI X-ray tools across NHS by 2029
11 June 2026
The government has announced £20 million of funding to expand AI chest X-ray tools to
