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UK institutions' cyber resilience flagged in new National Security report

Wed, 24th Jan 2024
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National Cyber Security Centre report highlights concerning cyber resilience of key UK institutions; BBC, NHS, Royal Mail, and British Library as being significantly vulnerable.
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Kingsfield marks record year with major framework wins & awards

Mon, 22nd Jan 2024
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Kingsfield tech firm celebrates a record 2023, with three significant framework wins worth over £13bn, six workforce additions, and a triplet of prestigious awards.
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Purple Transform partners with The Lister Alliance to revolutionise NHS care

Wed, 10th Jan 2024
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Artificial Intelligence firm, Purple Transform, partners with The Lister Alliance to push boundaries in NHS patient care, employing their predictive AI platform, SiYtE.
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MSI Reproductive Choices & IPI push digital transformation forward

Wed, 10th Jan 2024
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MSI Reproductive Choices partners with IPI for an extensive digital transformation, driving up client interaction by 23%, modernising staff management, and promoting remote working.
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UK govt risks 'catastrophic ransomware attack', warns committee

Mon, 18th Dec 2023
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UK's critical infrastructure faces 'catastrophic ransomware attack' due to inadequate preparation, warns parliamentary committee.
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Alcidion seals $23.3m contract extension with NHS Trust South Tees

Tue, 12th Dec 2023
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Alcidion extends a $23.3m contract with NHS Trust South Tees, ensuring ongoing use of its electronic patient record system.
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Phare Health secures £2.5m seed funding to innovate fintech tools for hospitals

Fri, 24th Nov 2023
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London-based Phare Health has secured £2.5m in seed funding to develop AI-driven fintech tools aimed at improving financial management in hospitals.
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NHS staff urge for swift digital innovation to improve healthcare outcomes

Fri, 10th Nov 2023
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NHS staff are urging swift digital innovations to curb increasing wait times, cut costs, and enhance patient outcomes, a BT study shows.
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NHS Norfolk reports 99% decrease in data incidents due to cybersecurity partnership

Wed, 8th Nov 2023
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NHS Norfolk experienced a 99% reduction in data incidents after joining forces with cybersecurity firm Absolute Software.
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Cylera strengthens cybersecurity partnership with NHS Trust

Wed, 11th Oct 2023
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Cylera partners with Dartford and Gravesham NHS Trust for three years, enhancing healthcare IoT cybersecurity.
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Imprivata Identity Governance integrates with NHSmail

Fri, 6th Oct 2023
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It will reduce manual burdens and streamline identity and access management processes, expanding Imprivata's continued partnership with NHS organisations.
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Kingsfield Tech team granted Microsoft Gold Accreditation after £1m sales milestone

Wed, 4th Oct 2023
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Kingsfield's expanding tech team has achieved Gold Accreditation from Microsoft after reaching over £1 million in sales in just five months.
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UKCloud Health to provide services for NHS London Procurement Partnership

Fri, 20th Mar 2020
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UKCloud Health secures spot on NHS LPP framework to offer cybersecurity, consultancy, and hosting services, aiding healthcare firms in cloud adoption.
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Breaking: NHS accidentally leaks data of 150,000 patients

Wed, 4th Jul 2018
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Objections to data sharing recorded in GP practices running clinical software TPP's system between March 2015 and June 2018 were not sent to NHS.
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UK IT company wins NHS hospital data centre maintenance contract

Wed, 6th Jun 2018
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The Queen Elizabeth Hospital NHS Trust has awarded a data centre maintenance contract to Secure I.T. Environments over the next three years.
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NHS signs £150m cybersecurity deal with Microsoft – but is it enough?

Thu, 3rd May 2018
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Following the fiasco caused by the WannaCry ransomware attack nearly a year ago, NHS has bolstered its defences with a big investment.
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Damning report finds despite WannaCry attack, NHS still not patching

Mon, 23rd Apr 2018
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A government report has emerged that reveals despite the 'major' ransomware attack a year ago, the UK's NHS STILL has not learned its lesson.
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NHS staff breaking data security policies every day with WhatsApp

Wed, 14th Mar 2018
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The 'unsustainable' issue of NHS staff using consumer instant messaging services is actually much bigger than has been previously reported.