Laying the foundations for the digital revolution
Terry Espiner, client director – UK healthcare at Cisco Systems, talks to Digital Health editor Jon Hoeksma about why digital technologies are fundamental to NHS business.
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Special report: Cybersecurity
The Chancellor is warning of cyber terrorism. US healthcare organisations are under siege from hackers. Should the NHS be alarmed? Will the new careCERT help? And what should IT directors be doing?
Cyber Security
Royal Brompton speeds up network
Royal Brompton and Harefield NHS Foundation Trust is working with Alcatel-Lucent to upgrade its network infrastructure as part of a clinical systems transformation project.
Infrastructure
Brighton to recreate IT crash
Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust is recreating its IT crash last month in a lab environment to figure out exactly what went wrong.
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Brighton rocked by IT systems crash
Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust declared a major incident last week after it lost access to clinical IT systems and was forced to re-route ambulances to other hospitals.
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West Herts signs five year deal with CGI
West Hertfordshire Hospitals NHS Trust has signed a five year contract with CGI worth approximately £25.5m to replace its “aging” infrastructure.
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Doncaster invests in infrastructure
Doncaster and Bassetlaw NHS Foundation Trust is working with US company Brocade on a new network infrastructure to support the replacement of two core clinical systems.
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Northern trusts issue £250m IT tender
NHS organisations in the North of England have gone out to tender for an IT infrastructure framework worth up to £250m.
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Welsh board does infrastructure refresh
Cwm Taf Health Board has undertaken a major refresh of is infrastructure, using Microsoft virtualisation technology from Veeam Software.
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London trust plans massive IT upgrade
Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust has awarded a seven-year £56m infrastructure contract to CGI.
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