NHS England has announced the winners of its Cyber Associates Network Awards.
It said the CAN Awards have been set up to recognise innovation in cyber security among the 2,000 experts in the service.
Winner of the Outstanding Achievement and Innovation in Cyber awards was Katie Thorn, Digital Social Care – which provides advice on technology and data protection to the sector.
She commented: “I work closely with the social care provider sector, supporting them with data and cyber security and contextualising this in the wider digital transformation agenda. I’m amazed every day by the passion in the sector and want to thank the rest of the team for their ceaseless work to support care providers.”
Other winners were:
- Cyber Leader of the Year - Steve Mapleston, NHS Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon and Wiltshire Integrated Care Board (ICB).
- Cyber Newcomer of the Year - Thomas Magnusson, NHS Blood and Transplant.
- Cyber Team of the Year - Better Security, Better Care National Team.
- Women in Cyber -Catherine Watts, Mersey Internal Audit Agency.
- Diversity in Cyber - Cyber Security Team, NHS Blood and Transplant.
- Individual of the Year - Paul Baxter, The Christie NHS Foundation Trust.
- CAN Contributor of the Year - Chris Archer, Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust.
Mike Fell, executive director of National Cyber Security Operations, said: “I’d like to applaud all of those who were nominated for this year’s awards and wish a huge congratulations to the winners as well as those who were highly commended in the CAN Awards 2023. Recognising innovative approaches to cyber security and sharing our expertise is vital to help improve patient data safety across the NHS.
“The Cyber Associates Network is a great network to share expertise whilst learning from each other and I would encourage anyone involved in cyber security in the health and care sector to join."
