Hospitals to receive £21m to increase cybersecurity at major trauma centres

Hospitals to receive £21m to increase cybersecurity at major trauma centres Jeremy Hunt pledges funding for 27 hospitals across England after the WannaCry ransomware attack disabled NHS IT systems

Hospitals responsible for treating patients from major incidents including terrorist attacks will receive £21m to beef up their cybersecurity in the wake of the WannaCry assault on NHS IT systems.

Jeremy Hunt, the health secretary, has pledged the extra money to try to stop future malware attacks disrupting operations and appointments in key medical centres. Continue reading... The Guardian

See also:

• Government responds on cyber security and data Department of Health
• Consultation outcome: New health data security standards and consent/opt-out model Department of Health
• Cyber-security and safe data sharing both imperative for NHS patient care, says RCGP Royal College of General Practitioners
• Hospitals will fail unless they improve cyber security The Daily Mail
• Cyber threats could cost lives unless NHS improves security The Daily Telegraph