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Patients and GPs gather for protest against GP at Hand

30 March 2018

Chants of ‘GP at Hand should be banned’ could be heard in east London as a group of patients, GPs and NHS staff protested against the service.

Cyber security news round-up

30 March 2018

Digital Health’s latest cyber security round-up looks at industry news from the healthcare world and beyond, including research suggesting that Britain is days away from ‘anarchy’ and details of a cyber-attack on National Lottery owners, Camelot.

MyCareCentric Epilepsy claims £250m saving to be had through wider roll-out

29 March 2018

Pilots of a technology programme aimed delivering better care to people with epilepsy have suggested the NHS could save £250 million a year in treatment costs by rolling out the solution more widely.

Patient death from hacked medical devices plausible, says top Kaspersky security researcher

29 March 2018

A leading cyber security analyst at Kaspersky Lab has warned there is a viable danger of hacked medical devices resulting in patient deaths.

Health Service Executive Ireland appoints new CIO

29 March 2018

Health Service Executive (HSE) Ireland has appointed Professor Martin Curley as its new chief information officer, after Richard Corbridge announced his resignation in October 2017.

Leaders discuss interoperability pain points at Digital Health Leadership Summit

28 March 2018

Technical leaders from across the healthcare sector gathered to discuss how the NHS might begin to untangle interoperability challenges at Digital Health’s Leadership Summit this month.