Ireland

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Stephen Donnelly
24 July 2024

Bill to provide legal basis for digital health records in Ireland

Stephen Donnelly, minister for health, has published legislation which will provide a legal basis for digital health records in Ireland.
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22 May 2024

Ireland announces plans to roll out patient app and shared care record

The Irish Health Service Executive has launched a digital framework, including plans to roll out a patient app and national
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4 April 2024

SilverCloud now fully supports digital therapy in NHS Talking Therapies

SilverCloud by Amwell now fully supports digital therapy in the NHS Talking Therapies, helping support patients with mental health issues.
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Digital Lifelines programme
3 April 2024

Digital Lifelines support vulnerable people in Scotland

The Digital Lifelines programme in Scotland is supporting vulnerable people who may be at risk of drug-related harm by equipping
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Go Live round up
3 August 2023

National Rehabilitation Hospital goes live with InterSystems TrakCare

Dublin’s National Rehabilitation Hospital (NRH) has become the first healthcare provider in the Republic of Ireland to go live with
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5 April 2023

Total Specific Solutions acquires Irish software company IMS Maxims

Total Specific Solutions (TSS) has acquired IMS Maxims, in what is its first acquisition in Ireland and sixth in the UK
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Cyber Protection
3 June 2021

Getting cyber security math right is key to preventing ransomware attacks

In his June column for Digital Health, Davey Winder gives his thoughts on the on-going incident happening in the Republic
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24 May 2021

Irish government ‘aware’ stolen health data may be made public

The Irish government has said it is aware of the risk that health data stolen in an on-going cyber incident
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23 November 2020

The cyber threats facing the UK and the Republic of Ireland in light of the Covid-19 pandemic

"The Cyber Threat to UK and RoI Healthcare" white paper offers a review into the potential threats which face the
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24 September 2020

‘A customisable approach’ – how contact-tracing apps differ in the UK

Scotland and Ireland chose to go their own way, working with software developers NearForm to develop their contact-tracing app -
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