The NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT) has issued a second amber alert due to low blood stocks, attributing the shortage to staff shortages and reduced donor numbers following the 2017 system changes. Current figures reflect a decrease in active donors from 850,000 to 800,000 since the changes were made. Health Secretary Wes Streeting expressed concern regarding shortages of O- blood, advocating for changes to the NHS app to store blood type data and facilitate targeted appeals for specific blood types when stock levels are low.
Change Healthcare data breach victim count rises to 190M
UnitedHealth Group announces that the number of victims in the Change Healthcare data breach has risen to 190 million, almost twice the reported figure in
