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2 November 2017

No surprises as WannaCry dominates cybersecurity talks at EHI Live

Healthcare executives drove home the need to adopt new ways of working to protect themselves against cyber-threats during the first
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2 November 2017

Health minister says he would not “immediately” reject Airbnb type scheme

Philip Dunne has said he would not ‘immediately’ reject a scheme where hospital patients could be discharged to people's spare
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2 November 2017

New self-test service for heart patients in Manchester

Patients with long-time heart conditions can now monitor themselves at home by using a handheld device.
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A nurse looking through a shelf of paper records
1 November 2017

Belfast trust green-lights digital tagging system for tracking patient records

The UK’s largest integrated Health and Social Care Trust is introducing an RFID tracking system to make it easier to
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1 November 2017

University of Manchester launches BeeActive app to improve fitness

The app has been designed by the university's eResearch Centre and combines the increase in fitness levels with discovering new
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cyber attack health boards
31 October 2017

NHS Lanarkshire was left ‘vulnerable’ to WannaCry cyber attack disruption

NHS Lanarkshire was left vulnerable to a cyber attack because software updates had not been installed, an internal report has
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31 October 2017

Another view: of private doctor apps

Fresh from his first experience with Uber, our GP columnist is thinking about apps that give users instant access to
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31 October 2017

‘No process in place to fund’ Ireland’s Euro 850m electronic health record

A revolutionary change in Ireland’s healthcare system is on its way – but the process to fund an electronic health
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31 October 2017

Zesty recognised as top UK firm in digital innovator hotlist

Appointment booking service Zesty has been named amongst 50 of the most forward-thinking digital UK companies in 2018’s Digital Innovator’s Power
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30 October 2017

Britain ‘as sure as possible’ that North Korea perpetrated WannaCry cyber-attack

Britain’s Security Minister has blamed North Korea for the ransomware outbreak that wreaked havoc on NHS services earlier this year.
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