Movers and shakers news round-up
In the first of our new monthly movers and shakers round-ups there’s lots of new senior appointments across various industry organisations.
News 1
WannaCrypt cyber-attack continues to impact NHS trusts
One week on and the WannaCrypt Ransomware attack continues to impact NHS trusts across England, causing delays and disruptions to services.
News
Imaging and pathology IT restored at Barts Health
Imaging has finally been restored at Barts Health NHS Trust, nine days after a computer failure downed several IT systems.
Infrastructure 4
Barts Health has pathology and imaging IT crash
The largest trust in the country has suffered a huge IT failure affecting its pathology and imaging systems, which is now into its sixth day.
Infrastructure
Barts Health partners with Cera to prevent bed blocking
The largest trust in the country, Barts Health, has partnered with Cera to prevent bed blocking and get patients home quicker.
Digital Patient 2
Healthcare IT news in brief
In this week’s health IT round-up we cover the NHS calling in military help on cyber attack, a tweeting surgeon, and an alternative to NHSmail.
News
Update: Trojan malware blamed for Barts cyber-attack
The biggest NHS trust in the country says Trojan malware was behind a major cyber-attack on Friday.
Cyber Security
Barts Health NHS Trust hit with “IT attack”
England’s biggest hospital trust has confirmed it is urgently investigating a “IT attack” that has infected its system.
Cyber Security
London trust criticised for not using EPR
Whipps Cross University Hospital has had a electronic patient record for years but many staff are still using paper.
Clinical Software
Health CIO interview: Sarah Jensen
The chief information officer of Barts Health explains how she came to take up a job in the NHS after a successful career in business, and in an audio clip outlines her top three priorities for IT at one of the biggest trusts in the country.
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