NHS Digital has announced a £20m project to boost its ability to support the NHS with its data security. The Security Operations Centre will provide enhanced monitoring of national services across health and care and will also enable NHS Digital to offer specific advice and guidance to local NHS organisations. […]
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Getting over the WannaCry virus
The WannaCry ransomware attack hit the NHS six months ago, but it’s still the main topic of NHS cyber security conversation. Not least because the National Audit Office put out a report just before ehi LIVE 2017 that many speakers felt was neither fair nor helpful. Matthew D’Arcy and Lyn […]
11 innovations join NHS Innovation Accelerator
A wireless sensor that better detects signs of sepsis in hospital patients, an app to help pregnant women monitor hypertension, and another that directs patients with minor injuries to treatment units with the shortest queues, are among the latest devices and technologies selected to join the NHS Innovation Accelerator (NIA). […]
CareCERT uses SMS alerts to boost secure NHS communications for cyber incidents
NHS Digital has established an additional effective and secure system to deliver essential cyber security updates across the whole NHS. During major security incidents, CareCERT bulletins and updates can now be sent out using short message service (SMS) alerts, following a successful pilot. Contacts in Acute, Ambulance and Mental Health Trusts, Clinical Commissioning Groups and Commissioning Support Units can receive the alerts through this additional channel. SMS will be used […]
Omnicell launch new automated inventory management system
Omnicell has launched a new automated inventory management system to process hospital supplies. The new software builds upon Omnicell’s already successful open system and patient costing solutions and gives Trust’s a live dashboard of their entire supplies situation across all their sites. The data and intelligence can be accessed via […]
InterSystems recognised as a challenger in 2017 Gartner Magic Quadrant
Among 11 vendors, InterSystems has been recognised as one of only two companies as a challenger in the Magic Quadrant for operational database management systems from the industry analyst firm Gartner for its Caché high-performance database. This Magic Quadrant for operational database management systems evaluates companies based on their completeness of vision […]
‘NHS Cyber Security Batsignal’ peer-to-peer alerting system to launch next month
The two chairs of the largest independent communities of NHS digital leaders will launch the ‘NHS Cyber Security Batsignal’, a new peer-to-peer cyber security warning alerting system, at the first Public Cyber Security conference next month. The new community-developed incident and alerting service is designed to provide immediate alerts of […]
Robot ready at Broomfield Hospital
Broomfield Hospital today will take delivery of a new surgical robot. This robot from Intuitive Surgical is at the very cutting edge of surgical robot technology, giving crystal clear 3D-HD visualisation and enabling deeper and more complex surgery by providing easier access to previously difficult – or impossible – to reach […]
HTN Awards 2017 Winners
We are delighted to announce the HTN Awards 2017 winners… HTN Awards Winner of the Year vCreate – Secure Video Messaging technology minimises separation anxiety in parents of premature infants Tech Project of the Year Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust North Bristol NHS Trust and CCube Solutions – highly commended Camden […]
Live: HTN Awards 2017
We are LIVE! 7:51pm: That’s it from us folks #htnawards Thank you again 7:50pm: We have and will continue to cover these project on thehtn.co.uk #htnawards 7:48pm: We have to say a huge thank you to everyone #htnawards 7:47pm: Well done vCreate #htnawards 7:45pm: HTN Awards Winner of the Year is vCreate #htnawards 7:44pm: HTN […]
