Advanced fined £6m over stolen patient data in 2022 cyber attack
7 August 2024
The Information Commissioner’s Office has imposed a £6.09m fine on Advanced for failing to protect personal information during a cyber attack.
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Synnovis rebuilds IT systems following London cyber attack
7 August 2024
More than 60 core IT systems used within laboratories are being rebuilt following the cyber attack on pathology system provider Synnovis.
Barts Health launches ‘digital staff bank’ platform for doctors
7 August 2024
Barts Health NHS Trust is launching a ‘digital staff bank’ platform, enabling doctors in London to gain access to greater flexible working.
Healthcare leaders raise concerns about £1.3bn cut to AI funding
6 August 2024
Health leaders have voiced their concerns about the UK government cutting £1.3 billion of funding for AI and technology projects.
Digital Health Coffee Time Briefing ☕
6 August 2024
This latest Coffee Time Briefing features £8m funding for UK Biobank and an initiative to accelerate motor neurone disease research.
Workforce is barrier to frontline digitisation, says NHS Confed report
6 August 2024
Workforce and training are “significant barriers” to delivering a frontline digitised service, according to an NHS Confederation report.
Digital HIV PrEP service launches in East Sussex
6 August 2024
A HIV PrEP service has launched in East Sussex, giving users access to tests and medication without having to visit a clinic.
Industry news in brief
7 January 2022
The latest Digital Health News industry round-up includes a new app for arthritis patients, a
Hospify platform to shut down following suspension of Data Protection Act
6 January 2022
The Hospify platform will close on 31 January after its “exponential growth curve collapsed” as
NHS App celebrates turning three with 22million users
6 January 2022
The NHS App was launched in December 2018 and now boasts 22million registered users –
NHS Digital’s Prof Jonathan Benger awarded CBE for ‘services to the NHS’
5 January 2022
NHS Digital’s Professor Jonathan Benger has been awarded a Commander of the British Empire (CBE)
Theranos founder found guilty of four counts of fraud
5 January 2022
The founder of Theranos, a US company that claimed it provided revolutionary blood tests, has
