That delayed care is a potential patient safety issue has been clearly highlighted in the past few months – by the pandemic, yes, but also by cybersecurity issues. A major attack in Ireland in May forced the cancellation of a raft of care, including chemotherapy and radiotherapy.

The increased speed of digitisation has often been portrayed as one of the few positive impacts of the pandemic, with remote working and virtual consultations becoming commonplace overnight. But almost two years in, solutions that might initially have been put in as a quick fix have become business as usual – and the cybersecurity picture has changed.

So should cybersecurity now be viewed as an urgent patient safety concern? What would that mean for how boards approach the topic? What will leadership teams need to do differently to guard against risk?

This HSJ webinar, run in association with Sophos, brought together a small panel of experts to discuss these important issues.