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Healthcare and NHS IT

• August 03, 2017 03 Aug'17

  Keeping Australia’s aeromedical service connected to the cloud

  The Queensland section of the Royal Flying Doctor Service has improved its access to cloud apps without spending more on bandwidth

• August 01, 2017 01 Aug'17

  Imperial College, University of Edinburgh and Harvard to run NHS Digital Academy

  Consortium comprising Imperial College, Harvard University and the University of Edinburgh has been chosen to run three-year, £6m virtual academy aimed at upskilling CIOs and CCIOs

• July 26, 2017 26 Jul'17

  Radiation detection devices open to cyber attack, researcher finds

  A security researcher has discovered numerous security flaws in multiple devices that are used to detect radiation in critical facilities

• July 24, 2017 24 Jul'17

  IR35 reforms: IT contractor fleshes out details of potential HMRC legal challenge

  Following the early-stage success of efforts to crowd-fund a legal challenge against the IR35 reforms, one of the IT contractors behind the campaign outlines details of what could happen next

• July 14, 2017 14 Jul'17

  NHS urged to spend extra cyber defence funds wisely

  The NHS has been urged to invest wisely in cyber defences after the government announced plans to increase data security funding by millions of pounds in response to the Caldicott review

• July 07, 2017 07 Jul'17

  Second phase of Dubai Health Authority’s electronic records implementation to start in August 2017

  Unified electronic medical record (EMR) system to be rolled to more medical facilities across Dubai

• July 04, 2017 04 Jul'17

  Royal Free and Google DeepMind data sharing not compliant with DPA, ICO rules

  Information Commissioner’s Office finds that the controversial NHS data-sharing deal with Google DeepMind did not fully comply with the Data Protection Act

• June 21, 2017 21 Jun'17

  The human apprentices behind robotic automation

  IT apprentices are helping large businesses transform their back-office processes through software robots

• June 15, 2017 15 Jun'17

  Finnish mobile operators opt-out from free EU roaming

  Finnish mobile operators have been exempted from new European Union data roaming rules for now

• June 01, 2017 01 Jun'17

  IR35 reforms: HMRC denies claims that online tax status assessment tool returns unreliable results

  HM Revenue & Customs hits back at research that suggests its IR35 online assessment tool is hindering public sector organisations in determining the tax status of off-payroll staff

• June 01, 2017 01 Jun'17

  Australia’s Icon Group taps IBM Watson to boost cancer care

  Watson for Oncology will provide oncologists with medical information and treatment options to support clinical decision making

• May 31, 2017 31 May'17

  IR35 reforms: NHS revises stance on contractor tax status assessments

  National Health Service’s U-turn over IR35 assessments could prompt other public sector bodies to follow suit, say experts

• May 31, 2017 31 May'17

  Shadow Brokers prepares zero-day subscription service

  Businesses may face an onslaught of zero-day attacks soon as the group that leaked the NSA exploits used in the WannaCry ransomware attacks prepares to release more stolen code

• May 23, 2017 23 May'17

  Audit Scotland shares lessons learned from failed IT projects

  In a ‘lessons learned’ report, Scottish auditor sets out five principles that should be considered when managing government IT programmes

• May 23, 2017 23 May'17

  EternalRocks worm combines seven leaked NSA attack tools

  Hard on the heels of the WannaCry ransomware attacks, a researcher has found a worm that combines four NSA exploits and associated attack tools, including EternalBlue used by WannaCry

• May 22, 2017 22 May'17

  Windows 7 accounts for most WannaCry infections

  Statistics show that computers running Windows 7 accounted for the biggest proportion of machines infected with the WannaCry ransomware, while NHS suppliers are blamed for hampering patching by NHS trusts

• May 18, 2017 18 May'17

  Conservative Party manifesto promises to ‘face up to fast-changing technology’

  Tories aim to create a digital charter, continuing a “digital by default” government and a dynamic digital economy

• May 12, 2017 12 May'17

  NHS hospitals hit in global ransomware attack

  Hospitals across England are reporting problems with IT systems that are affecting healthcare treatment, caused by what could be a global ransomware campaign enabled by a leaked NSA exploit

• May 10, 2017 10 May'17

  Nordic region competes for datacentre dominance

  The Nordic region is an attractive region for datacentres as demand for cloud services in the area grows

• May 09, 2017 09 May'17

  Highly skilled professionals at risk of being replaced by computers

  Highly skilled jobs will be replaced by artificial intelligence by 2022, says Gartner

• May 09, 2017 09 May'17

  Large UK businesses increasingly want CEOs to have IT background

  More large businesses in the UK want a CEO that has a good understanding of IT

• May 04, 2017 04 May'17

  Testing is key to IoT security, says researcher

  Building an effective testing process across all elements associated with a product is key to securing the internet of things, according to a researcher in the field

• May 04, 2017 04 May'17

  NHS Digital picks up pace on paperless healthcare

  NHS Digital’s director of digital transformation, Beverley Bryant, says the organisation needs to demonstrate pace and agility and highlights plans for improving interoperability, standards and collaboration with suppliers

• May 03, 2017 03 May'17

  Mayor of London seeks chief digital officer

  Capital’s first-ever chief digital officer will oversee the digital transformation of public services across London

• May 02, 2017 02 May'17

  IT outsourcing going strong in the Nordics

  IT outsourcing is popular among companies in the Nordic region, but the market is changing

• April 24, 2017 24 Apr'17

  Cancer researcher gets Nodeum LTFS tape NAS

  Belgium-based OncoDNA replaces IBM tape library with flash-powered Nodeum LTFS to provide file access to backup and archive tapes at approaching nearline timescales

• April 18, 2017 18 Apr'17

  Kone brings elevator maintenance online with IBM Watson and Salesforce

  Lift manufacturer is using sensors and artificial intelligence to support its maintenance staff

• April 11, 2017 11 Apr'17

  ‘Can do’ attitude of DevOps teams is driving cloud-first strategies

  The cloud-first strategies of businesses across sectors are maturing, with DevOps teams playing a leading role

• April 07, 2017 07 Apr'17

  Home Office U-turn over IR35 contractor classifications prompts IT project delay fears

  IT project delays predicted at Home Office, following reports of last-minute departmental U-turn over contractors' IR35 status classifications

• April 06, 2017 06 Apr'17

  IR35 reforms: Stakeholders warn of risk to public sector IT projects as contractors walk

  With the IR35 reforms coming into force today, 6 April, contracting stakeholders warn of the widespread threat the changes pose to the delivery of public sector IT projects

• April 06, 2017 06 Apr'17

  Telenor launches IoT pilot in Norway

  Telenor is opening up its IoT infrastructure in Norway to encourage students and entrepreneurs to develop IoT products and services

• April 06, 2017 06 Apr'17

  Interview: F-Secure’s Mikko Hyppönen on the Nordics, Russia and the internet of insecure things

  Computer Weekly sat down with Finnish cyber security expert Mikko Hyppönen to talk about security in the Nordics, Russia and the trouble with connected devices

• April 05, 2017 05 Apr'17

  NHS Digital plans September go-live for citizen identity service

  Health and social care patients will have a single online identity verification log-in to use across health and care by autumn 2017

• April 04, 2017 04 Apr'17

  IR35 reforms: HMRC 'delays' blamed for last-minute public sector compliance panic

  Public sector stakeholders claim the late release of HMRC's online tax status assessment tool and its supporting IR35 legislation is causing contractors to leave projects in their droves

• March 30, 2017 30 Mar'17

  HMRC contractors leave over inside IR35 ruling

  HMRC has begun classifying its public sector contractors as "inside IR35", prompting fears of a digital "brain drain" at the organisation

• March 29, 2017 29 Mar'17

  Are ethical questions holding back AI in France?

  France has been slow to create a strategy around the use of artificial intelligence, partly due to questions around ethics

• March 28, 2017 28 Mar'17

  Threats grow in Saudi Arabia’s cyber sector

  Saudi Arabia's wealth makes it an attractive target for cyber criminals, but what have been the recent trends in cyber crime?

• March 21, 2017 21 Mar'17

  NHS launches projects to increase digital health tech skills

  NHS England aims to create digital academy to up-skill CIOs and CCIOs, while NHS Digital has launched a three-year public digital participation programme

• March 14, 2017 14 Mar'17

  Derbyshire NHS Trust takes simple BI approach to secure patient safety

  Derbyshire NHS Foundation Trust opts for a simple, clinician and business-led approach to business intelligence to secure patient safety, using MicroStrategy

• March 06, 2017 06 Mar'17

  3D printing gets serious in the Netherlands

  3D projects abound in the Netherlands, with the technology being applied to canal bridges, bicycles, ship components and buildings

• March 03, 2017 03 Mar'17

  Cyber attack on Barts NHS trust exploited zero-day vulnerability

  A cyber attack that forced parts of Barts NHS trust offline in January 2017 has been blamed on previously unknown malware that was able to bypass the antivirus systems, highlighting a common weakness in cyber defences

• February 27, 2017 27 Feb'17

  NHS ‘mislays’ 500,000 confidential patient documents

  Health service accused of a ‘cover-up’ after it came to light that more than half a million documents holding patient data were never delivered to their intended recipients

• February 24, 2017 24 Feb'17

  NHS needs single point of access for data

  A report has found that clinicians struggle with access to basic data and recommends a single online point of access for healthcare datasets

• February 17, 2017 17 Feb'17

  HPE services and CSC to become DXC Technology

  The merger between HP's services division and CSC will launch in April 2017 and is expected to save the companies billions

• February 14, 2017 14 Feb'17

  Public sector IT suppliers blast CCS over rising G-Cloud commission charges

  CCS confirms commission charges on G-Cloud sales are to rise from 0.5 to 0.75% when the next iteration of the framework drops in May 2017, but suppliers fear it could harm their ability to innovate

• February 09, 2017 09 Feb'17

  Lack of data sharing is barrier to health and social care integration

  NHS and social care organisations are still unsure of when to share information because of a “confusing” regulatory framework, and the National Audit Office is unimpressed with the progress on health and social care integration

• February 09, 2017 09 Feb'17

  South African children’s hospital uses video to train cardiologists

  The Red Cross Children’s Hospital in Cape Town is using remote video learning to teach paediatric cardiology surgery to medical students

• February 08, 2017 08 Feb'17

  NHS websites defaced by Tunisian Islamist hacktivists

  Another series of pro-Islamic State hacktivist attacks on NHS websites has underlined the need to harden websites and keep software up to date as attackers exploit a vulnerability in WordPress

• February 07, 2017 07 Feb'17

  Middle East and North Africa public cloud spend to hit $2bn by 2020

  Middle East-based organisations are turning to public cloud services, with software as a service driving a major year-on-year spending increase

• January 29, 2017 29 Jan'17

  Artificial intelligence will increase productivity by sharpening human mind

  The combination of AI and humans will triple productivity if businesses get the balance right for different roles