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Mobile and app news in brief

21 July 2017

July’s mobile and app news in brief heads to the stars for its health wearables, as well as the slightly more grounded celebrations of a health app.

Philips’ new patient monitoring system deployed in London

20 July 2017

Philips’ new patient monitoring system officially launches at the National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery (NHNN) in London.

VIDEO: Needlestick injuries costing NHS millions of pounds

20 July 2017

UK-based company, NeedleSmart develops unique technology addressing issues of needlestick injuries – which is reported at more than 100,000 in the UK.

New review highly critical of NHS Digital’s capabilities

19 July 2017

A critical internal review of NHS Digital has found the organisation relies on out of date technology, has skill shortages in multiple areas and its data services are operating below expectations.

WannaCry emergency measures cost central NHS agencies £180,000

19 July 2017

The emergency measures put in place over WannaCry cost NHS Digital and NHS England £180,000, revealed a member of parliament.

Bupa employee stole half a million customers’ health insurance data

19 July 2017

A rogue Bupa Global employee has stolen personal customer data from the health insurance giant, leaving over half a million people compromised.

Confidence in achieving NHS 2020 digitisation targets falls

18 July 2017

Digital Health Intelligence’s annual survey of NHS IT leaders has found confidence in achieving key national targets on digital have dropped over the past 12 months.