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Cyberattack Impacts Two Ambulance Services
Supply chain attack. Cyberattack on IT supplier impacts two major ambulance services in the United Kingdom
NHS Cybersecurity Strategy to 2030: Is it Enough to Protect Healthcare?
Healthcare was one of the three most attacked industries in 2022, with the average cost of a breach exceeding $10 million. Alongside the onslaught of COVID-19 and a series of economic difficulties, the latest barrage of cyberattacks is ...
Government Launches NHS Cyber Security Strategy
NHS commitment. Government launches seven year cyber security strategy for the health and adult social care sectors
NHS Software Supplier Confirms Ransomware Attack
NHS software supplier Advanced confirms disruption to 111 and other services was caused by ransomware, as it warns recovery could take weeks
NHS To Trial Drone Delivery Of Chemotherapy To Isle Of Wight
NHS launches latest trial of drone delivery, with vertical take-off and landing drone from start-up Apian carrying chemotherapy materials to Isle of Wight
Government Pushes NHS Data Sharing Amidst Controversy
Government announces plans to improve NHS patient data access to third-party researchers while boosting patient access to medical records via NHS App
Google Sued For Use Of NHS Data Of 1.6 Million Brits
Lawsuit alleges Google and Deepmind Technologies used NHS data of 1.6 million Britons 'without their knowledge or consent'
Autumn Budget 2021: What It Means For Tech Sector?
The Autumn Budget pledges to spend billions refreshing IT and tech in the NHS, but also a big increase in spending on skills training
DeepMind Hit By Legal Action Over NHS Deal
Class-action lawsuit on the way against Google and AI sister company DeepMind over deal that gave access to more than a million NHS patient records
NHS Covid-19 App Updated To Ease ‘Pingdemic’
As expected, government eases sensitivity of its NHS Covid-19 app in effort to reduce 'pingdemic' causing worker shortages
NHS Covid App Could Be Changed, Minister Confirms
Government minister admits that as Covid restrictions are eased in England on 19 July, the NHS app will need to change with it
NHS Patient Database Plan To Proceed Despite Protests
Government to activate centralised NHS Digital database of patient records next month in spite of criticism over lack of public information campaign
NHS Website Crashes Briefly Amid Rush For Vaccine Bookings
After the government authorises Covid-19 vaccines for over 45s, NHS booking website crashes briefly under the strain
NHS Covid-19 App Update Blocked Over Privacy Rules
Update to NHS' Covid-19 contact-tracing app blocked by Apple and Google over feature that would have allowed users to upload log of venues they had visited
Isle Of Wight Drone Medical Delivery Trials Set To Continue
Delivery trials of medical goods to the Isle of Wight set to recommence next month as authorities look at expanding drone usage
NHS Challenged Over Data Contract With Palantir
Contract between NHS and data mining firm Palantir now at centre of lawsuit filed by UK political website
NHS Covid-19 Tracing App Launches, But Not On Older iPhones
Coronavirus contact tracing app for people in England and Wales finally available for download, but it won't work on older iPhones
NHS Covid-19 Tracing App Set For Public Trials Today
Three months later than planned, NHS Coronavirus contact tracing app for England and Wales is to begin public trials today
NHS Staff Subjected To Scam Emails During Pandemic Height
So low. NHS staff received over 40,000 of phishing and scam emails during the worst months of the Coronavirus pandemic in the UK
NHS Covid-19 Tracing App For England, Wales, Nears Launch
Date for limited rollout of delayed NHS track and trace app for England and Wales expected to be announced within next couple of days
Scotland To Launch Own Coronavirus Tracing App
Scotland to develop Covid-19 contact tracing app based on software already used in Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland, amidst delay to NHS England app
Researchers Find Weaknesses In Apple-Google Trace Tech
Apple and Google's coronavirus contact-tracing framework fails to accurately log exposures on a commuter bus, Dublin academic study finds
NHS Says Apple-Google Contact Tracing Tech ‘Inaccurate’
Technology developed by Apple and Google for use by contact-tracing apps is unable to accurately determine how far away other devices are, NHS says
British Covid-19 Tracing App Adopts Google, Apple Approach
NHS is abandoning its centralised approach and will instead adopt the Google-Apple decentralised model for the delayed Coronavirus tracing app
NHS Contact Tracing App Ready By End Of June
Bit on the late side? With new Coronavirus infections falling, the NHS contact-tracing app should be in place at the end of June
Coronavirus: NHS Contact Tracing App Has Flaws, Aussie Researchers Warn
Security flaws in the NHS coronavirus contact-tracing app could pose risk to user privacy, as the NCSC promises to fix the issues
Apple And Google Set To Release Coronavirus API Amidst Privacy Furore
Native coronavirus contact-tracing tech set to make official debut in the next few days as UK and Germany differ on triggering 'positive' alerts
Coronavirus Tracing Apps Must Not Be Used For Surveillance, Says EU
EU officials warn member states that Covid-19 tracing apps must not be used for 'mass surveillance' and need to be deactivated when pandemic ends
Coronavirus: NHS Publishes Source Code Of Contact-Tracing App
Nothing to hide. The NHS has released the source code of its contact-tracing app, as its trial in the Isle of Wight continues