Healthcare practices are under cyber siege.

Ransomware, phishing, stolen records… and all while trying to run a clinic, not a data centre.

The reality? Patient records are gold to attackers. But most GP surgeries, dental clinics, and therapists don’t have enterprise IT teams or endless budgets.

✅ MFA
✅ Backups
✅ Staff training
✅ A risk-based plan
✅ A bit of guidance from someone who gets it

You can do cybersecurity without breaking the bank – and without losing focus on care.

Need help getting there? I speak fluent “healthcare on a budget.” Let’s talk 👽

https://paulreynolds.uk/cybersecurity-for-healthcare-providers/

#CyberSecurity #HealthcareIT #DSPToolkit #GPPractices #CyberEssentials #RiskManagement #YDC #PatientData #SmallBusinessSecurity

'The healthcare regulator is so badly run that patients in #England cannot trust the safety ratings it issues for #hospitals, #CareHomes or #GPPractices, the health secretary has said.

Wes Streeting said on Friday the #CareQualityCommission was in such deep crisis it was not able to do its basic job reliably
https://www.theguardian.com/society/article/2024/jul/26/englands-health-watchdog-not-fit-for-purpose-says-wes-streeting
#ToryLegacy

GP practices shouldn't have to contract separately for providing services to the NHS, separate negotiations, separate terms and conditions, separate and additional costs on both sides.

All of the GP practices should be nationalised and brought into the NHS in all four countries, governance should be local, very local.

#GPPractices #NHS

I have no idea why GP practices need appointments for unplanned visits, it wasn't true in the 50's or 60's there was none of this chain of triage which only delays treatment.

Health Centres are large buildings, they have massive waiting areas and they are empty.

#GPPractices #NHS