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New clinical IT framework launched

6 December 2016

The northern trust has developed a new clinical IT framework that it hopes will compete nationally in what is already a crowded market.

Aggressive ransomware blamed for NHS cyber-attack

5 December 2016

The Globe2 ransomware virus has been singled out as the culprit in the cyber-attack that took down a northern NHS trust’s systems for four days.

Digital roadmaps weak on “how” – review

5 December 2016

At least a quarter of the country’s local digital roadmaps are weak on explaining how they will deliver on a paperless vision, a regional NHS England review team has found.

Discount Apple Watch offered for health data

5 December 2016

A private insurer is offering UK customers super cheap Apple Watches with its policies but there’s a catch (or two).

Northern Lincolnshire cyber-attack likely ransomware

2 December 2016

The attack, which knocked out the northern trust’s IT systems for four days, described as a type of malware that encrypted data.

Healthcare IT industry news in brief

2 December 2016

Leeds is a city with a major teaching hospital with major IT infrastructure

Critical IT systems on Leeds risk register

1 December 2016

A sizeable chunk of a major teaching hospital’s critical IT systems are at significant risk of failing without warning, according to its corporate risk register.