Since 2016 there have been 172 ransomware attacks on healthcare organizations — enough to cost the health system more than $ 157 million, according to a Comparitech report. The attacks affected upwards of 6.6 million patient records spread out across 1,446 hospitals and clinics, as well as other facilities. The monetary figures at stake in… Read More »
The trust managing Shropshire’s main hospitals is paying some doctors more than £100 an hour to avoid A&E closures, its chief executive has said. Last week, the Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital Trust called off plans to shut Telford’s emergency unit overnight. It said enough staff had been recruited to ensure safe staffing levels and thanked… Read More »
Every year, employee absence due to sickness, ill health and poor wellbeing is costing the UK economy a fortune. According to a new report by the CBI (the Confederation of British Industry), in partnership with Bupa and HCA Healthcare, last year companies lost an average of £720 per person per day of workplace absence. On… Read More »