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Healthcare cyber security insight – predictions for 2024

Mohammad Waqas, chief technology officer for healthcare at Armis, discusses his top healthcare cyber security predictions for 2024

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BBH Awards 2023 - The Winners

We reveal the winners of this year's awards as the competition celebrates its 25th anniversary
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Archus to lead creation of NHS estates guidance standards

Healthcare infrastructure specialist reappointed lead supplier for delivery of next phase of NHS Estates Technical Standards and Guidance programme

24,000 patient letters ‘lost’ in NHS trust’s new computer system

CQC inspection reveals glitch at Newcastle Hospitals NHS Trust meant patient letters were not sent out

Patients to get faster access to innovative medical technologies

New £10m pathway will support medtech innovators and manufacturers

Union calls for urgent RAAC risk register for the NHS

Unite members warn risk across the health sector could be ‘substantial’ as it is revealed more than 40 hospitals contain structurally-unsound reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete

Is the NHS ready for barcode technology?

A mandate was recently passed by the Government to enforce the barcoding of all high-risk medical devices across every NHS trust by March 2024. Here, we look at how organisations are responding to this and the barriers they need to overcome

Ireland's health service hit by MOVEit cyber attack

Details of 20 people involved in recruitment processes believed to have been stolen

Insider threats a key focus of the new NHS Cyber Strategy

We explore how NHS employees could be increasing the threat of cyber attacks

Legionella record keeping using software

Roy Sullivan (pictured below), senior consultant at the Water Hygiene Centre, discusses Legionella record keeping using software

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Cyber security leaders to tackle growing threat to healthcare sector

Cylera forms first Advisory Council to bring together world leaders in cyber security as sector accelerates digitalisation efforts

£1.7bn framework for NHS decontamination services

NHS Shared Business Services simplifies procurement of sterilisation, decontamination, and repair services

Five things to help make clinical audit effective

Good clinical audits can lead to significant improvements in the way healthcare services are delivered. But what makes a good audit? CaseCapture’s head of technological development, Martin Cripps (pictured below), shares some advice

Using clinical audit to prevent NHS data silos

Could linking clinical audit studies with other datasets provide new insights as NHS organisations work to improve services for patients? Martin Dean, CaseCapture system architect, asks the question

Reducing mortality in emergency surgery

Jose Lourtie, head of research for the Royal College of Anaesthetists, explains how the National Emergency Laparotomy Audit is helping hospitals to reduce deaths and deliver better patient outcomes

How to foster a culture of innovation in the NHS

John Kelly, healthcare strategy and planning director at Lexica, and colleague, Kelsea Little, a healthcare strategy and planning graduate, discuss the barriers to innovation in the NHS and how to tackle the challenges being faced currently

Government strategy to protect NHS from cyber attacks

Government will provide a plan to promote cyber resilience across the health and care sectors by 2030

MedTech strategy is ‘a tentative step in right direction’

Regulatory specialist, Elaine Gemmell, speaks to BBH about what the Government’s new Medical Technology Strategy means for the future of regulation and bringing new innovations to the market

Fire safety in the healthcare sector

Exploring the important role of fire doors and the key considerations to ensure they will perform as required in the event of a fire within a healthcare facility

Carbon reduction plans mandated for NHS suppliers

Environmental strategies will support health service in its journey to carbon zero

Water safety and legionella: How to improve your record keeping

Charlie Brain, authorising engineer [Water] at the Water Hygiene Centre, discusses ways to improve water safety records

Supporting the health sector with estates challenges

Five frameworks are launched to support public sector with mission zero and compliance challenges

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Caterham Dene goes wireless with new nursecall system

Hospital installs Courtney-Thorne wireless nursecall system following PLACE inspection

Ansell glove range provides an extra barrier against germs

Surgical gloves protect against harmful bugs

Celebrating Progress

Hoyles Electronic Developments is celebrating 45 years in the security, fire and safety industry

B. Braun introduces WHIN Safe Huber Needle

Helps protect against needle-stick injuries, blood and fluid exposure