Patient data from Alder Hey Children’s Hospital in Liverpool was stolen in a cyber-attack. The NHS trust in charge is working with the National Crime Agency to understand the impact of the breach. Despite the incident, services are operating as usual and the trust urges patients to keep their appointments.

The need for secure data sharing: Lessons learned from public health
The growing wave of cyber attacks calls for enhanced data security and collaboration in healthcare. Companies can use privacy-enhancing technologies (PETs) to secure patient data,