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Government invests £50m in cyber security To mitigate the immediate risks with cyber
Plans to strengthen the NHS against cyber- attacks and protect patient data have been announced with the Government investing £50 million in cyber security.
This follows recommendations by the National Data Guardian and the Care Quality Commission. To strengthen the safeguarding of information, the National Data Guardian’s position will be put on a statutory footing. ‘Your Data: Better Security, Better Choice, Better Care’ is the government’s response to the: l National Data Guardian for Health and Care’s Review of Data Security, Consent and Opt-Outs.
l Public consultation on that review. l Care Quality Commission’s Review ‘Safe Data, Safe Care’.
It sets out that the Government accepts the recommendations in both the National Data Guardian review and the Care Quality Commission review.
security, NHS Digital is supporting local organisations by: l Broadcasting alerts about cyber threats. l Providing a hotline for dealing with incidents. l Sharing best practice across the health and care system.
l Carrying out on-site assessments.
Health Minister Lord O’Shaughnessy said: “The NHS has a long history of safeguarding confidential data, but with the growing threat of cyber-attacks including the WannaCry ransomware attack in May, this government has acted to protect information across the NHS. “Only by leading cultural change and backing organisations to drive up security standards across the health and social care system can we build the resilience the NHS needs in the face of a global threat.”
Better workforce planning needed
Spending on staff in Scotland’s NHS is increasing and overall staff numbers are at their highest level ever but there are urgent workforce challenges, according to a report issued by Audit Scotland. In the first part of a two-stage audit on workforce planning in the NHS in Scotland, Audit Scotland focuses on clinical staff in hospitals and other secondary care settings. It reports that the Scottish Government has not yet adequately estimated what impact increasing and changing demand for NHS services could have on the workforce or skills required to meet this need.
As well as determining the right mix of skills needed to meet future demand, the NHS faces
recruitment challenges in the current workforce. Vacancies for some consultant and nursing positions remain high and difficult to fill. Increasing retirements could escalate vacancy levels in parts of the NHS where there are higher proportions of older staff, such as the general nursing workforce. Caroline Gardner, auditor general for Scotland, said: “Thousands of people work hard in Scotland’s NHS to deliver vital public services every day, but there are signs that the health service is under stress and that staff face increasing workload pressures. “The Scottish Government and NHS boards recognise the challenges, but urgently need to improve their understanding of future demand.”
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1,500 extra medical school places confirmed
The Government will increase the number of student places at medical schools in England by 1,500. From next year, existing medical schools will be able to offer an extra 500 places to future doctors. Another 1,000 places will be allocated across the country, based on an open bidding process.
The bidding process will be supervised by Health Education England and the Higher Education Funding Council for England. The extra places will be targeted at under- represented social groups such as lower income students, as well as regions that usually struggle to attract trainee medics. The Government has also pledged to ensure the places are allocated to medical schools who will work closely with their local communities to help talented students from disadvantaged backgrounds become doctors. Alongside the plans to train 1,500 more medical students, the Government will also fund 10,000 additional training places for nurses, midwives and allied health professionals. Some of these places will be available to students next month.
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