Coronavirus highlights how ‘nudge theory’ could address hand hygiene and other challenges in healthcare

ByEmma Green

24 Mar 20

Nudge theory was formally named and popularised by the 2008 book Nudge: Improving Decisions About Health, Wealth, and…

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Coronavirus pandemic the ‘perfect foil’ for cyber-attackers to target healthcare systems

By Jamie Bell

18 Mar 20

The coronavirus pandemic will highlight the need for healthcare organisations to prioritise cyber security during "peacetime", says an…

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The landscape of cyber security in the NHS – and how this has changed since the WannaCry attack in 2017

ByKeiron Holyome, McAfee

12 Mar 20

Since WannaCry, the NHS has only been hit by six successful ransomware attacks - compared with 203 in…

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OhMD makes text messaging platform free for US healthcare providers to help tackle coronavirus spread

By Jamie Bell

10 Mar 20

The SMS-based platform allows doctors to instantly and remotely communicate with patients, and send them important updates

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Seven of the most influential women in healthcare — including bosses from pharma, medtech and public health sectors

By Jamie Bell

07 Mar 20

In the lead up to International Women's Day 2020 (8 March), Jamie Bell looks at seven of the…

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Women in the medtech industry: The numbers speak for themselves, but cultural attitudes ‘are changing’

By Jamie Bell

06 Mar 20

Medtech CEO Anne Blackwood: "I've never been conscious of my gender, even when I am the only woman…

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Emission policies in London set to ‘reduce pollution-related diseases and save NHS billions’

By Jamie Bell

27 Feb 20

Sadiq Khan, Mayor of London, introduced the world's first ultra-low emission zone to tackle levels of toxic air…

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Man in the Middle attacks: The most common cyber security threat to healthcare companies

By Jamie Bell

21 Feb 20

A recent survey by Specops found the most common security breaches in healthcare are Man in the Middle…

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Machine learning can play a key role in diagnostics – but data must be properly utilised in this process

ByEmma Green, Practical Patient Care

20 Feb 20

Emma Green speaks to bioinformatics expert Nikolay Oskolkov about the potential for machine learning and deep learning to…

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UK health secretary addresses ‘appalling’ violence towards NHS staff in open letter

By Jamie Bell

18 Feb 20

Some 15% of UK healthcare workers have experienced physical violence - but Matt Hancock has told NHS staff…

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