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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
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