NHS could have avoided WannaCry hack with ‘basic IT security’ says report

NHS could have avoided WannaCry hack with ‘basic IT security’ says report

ByMatthew Betteridge

This article was taken from: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2017/oct/27/nhs-could-have-avoided-wannacry-hack-basic-it-security-national-audit-office By: Alex Hern  National Audit Office says NHS and Department of Health must ‘get their act together’ or suffer ‘far worse’ than chaos experienced in May The NHS could have avoided the crippling effects of the “relatively unsophisticated” WannaCry ransomware outbreak in May with “basic IT security”, according to an independent investigation…

NHS may rent spare rooms to ease bed crisis

NHS may rent spare rooms to ease bed crisis

ByMatthew Betteridge

This article was taken from: https://www.theguardian.com/society/2017/oct/25/nhs-to-pilot-airbnb-type-scheme-for-patients-recovering-from-surgery By:Amelia Hill Airbnb-style scheme to accommodate patients recovering from surgery raises fears of abuse and poor care Patients recovering from surgery could be discharged from hospital to recuperate in private houses nearby as part of an NHS trial that could earn those renting out the rooms up to £1,000 a month. The…

NHS cost cutting leaving disabled people ‘interned’ in care homes

NHS cost cutting leaving disabled people ‘interned’ in care homes

ByMatthew Betteridge

This article was taken from:http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/disabled-people-interned-care-homes-nhs-cost-cutting-a8019906.html By:May Bulman Watchdog warns new funding caps to home care will drive disabled people into care homes in potential breach of their human rights Disabled people in the UK face being “interned” in care homes due to NHS cost-cutting measures, in what amounts to a potential breach of their human rights, it has…

NHS operating theatres in England ‘wasting two hours a day’

NHS operating theatres in England ‘wasting two hours a day’

ByMatthew Betteridge

This article was taken from: https://www.theguardian.com/society/2017/oct/24/nhs-operating-theatres-in-england-wasting-two-hours-a-da By:Kevin Rawlinson  Study reportedly claims better organisation could result in extra 280,000 non-emergency operations each year About 280,000 additional non-emergency operations could be carried out each year if NHS schedules were better organised, a study has reportedly said. An analysis of operating theatres across 100 NHS trusts in England found more than…

Breast cancer study uncovers new genetic variants for increased risk

Breast cancer study uncovers new genetic variants for increased risk

ByMatthew Betteridge

This article was taken from: https://www.theguardian.com/society/2017/oct/23/breast-cancer-breakthrough-as-study-uncovers-new-genetic-variants-that-increase-risk By: Press Association Researchers hope new discoveries will help explain why some women are predisposed to breast cancer, as well as why certain forms are harder to treat Common inherited genetic variants that together increase the risk of breast cancer by about a fifth have been identified by scientists. A huge…