Hospitals to receive £21m to increase cybersecurity at major trauma centres
by Denis Campbell Health policy editor from Technology | The Guardian on (#2W9Z1)
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.