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150 cyber attacks over 5 years for Morecambe Bay
On Saturday the BBC reported that University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Trust has been hit with over 150 cyber attacks over 5 years.
The Trust followed to say the vast majority were untargeted and unsuccessful, but said it had spent £29,600 dealing with the effects of cyber attacks since 2017.
NHS Improvement and NHS England have announced who will lead on driving improvements in care and efficiency across the NHS
Hugh McCaughey will take on the new role as National Director of Improvement in the new NHS Executive group. Hugh is currently Chief Executive of South Eastern Health and Social Care Trust in Northern Ireland.
In his new role, which he will take up on 1 April, Hugh will help ensure NHS providers and local systems are equipped to deliver world-class universal healthcare on a sustainable basis.
Hugh has been the Chief Executive of South Eastern Health and Social Care Trust in Northern Ireland since 2009, where he has made quality improvement a key strategy. This has led to significant improvements in the trust’s performance across a wide range of clinical, workforce and cultural areas, as well as its financial effectiveness. The trust has also established a Quality Improvement Academy which has resulted in more than 4,000 staff being trained in quality improvement.
Aviva and Now Healthcare Group extend service to SME and individuals
The Aviva Digital GP service (which is provided by Aviva in collaboration with Now Healthcare Group) has broadened the service to include its SME and individual health insurance customers.
The service provides around the clock access to consultations with a GP as well as access to pharmacy services. Mark Noble, MD, Health and Protection at Aviva said: “We believe in creating digital solutions that can make a real difference for our customers, empowering them to take greater control of their health. Being able to speak virtually to a doctor or pharmacist at any time of day and get medication delivered to the door can help make managing health so much easier. We’ve had some great feedback from our corporate customers who are already using the service and we are excited to be offering our Digital GP service to our SME and individual customers too.”
New website is ARMED for prevention and early detection technology
A new website has been launched for ARMED (Advanced Risk Modelling for Early detection) – an innovative prevention and self-management solution from H.A.S. Technology. ARMED combines pioneering predictive analytics modelling (developed with Edinburgh Napier University) with innovative wearable technology, and health and social care data. The technology-enabled care solution is a powerful tool that can identify risks for the elderly (including risk of falling), earlier in the care cycle.
ARMED provides technology-enabled care solutions to empower people to remain independent in their home for longer. In addition to monitoring the individual, the ARMED wearable device also allows issues to be picked up in the wider home setting, helping improve quality of life.
Moira Charters, Head of Improvement & Innovation, Loreburn Housing Association said: “The ARMED solution has huge and exciting potential to support falls prevention and help identify other risks. It provides our customers, their families and carers, with a tech solution that brings peace of mind while allowing people to live independently at home, for as long as possible. We fitted our customers with the ARMED solution and almost instantaneously we got results.” “The wearable device detects early indicators of frailty, such as low grip strength, muscle mass, hydration levels, low heart rate and heart rate variability. Predictive analytics modelling – developed in partnership with Edinburgh Napier University – then uses data to predict the risk of a potential fall and allow intervention. Examples of this are now demonstrating escalations of risk being identified up to 32 days in advance of previously identified falls.”
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