News in brief - w/e 3 October 2025

Cyber Security Awareness Month

October marks the start of Cyber Security Awareness Month and the Digital Care Hub have a range of free resources to help you strengthen your cyber resilience. Click here to learn more.

Digital Care Hub wins Not for Profit Category at the National Cyber Awards

The National Cyber Awards celebrate excellence across cyber security, digital innovation and data protection. Winners of the Not-for-Profit Category, they described the Digital Care Hub as: “An excellent initiative and response in a critical sector, demonstrating integration with policy.” Click here to learn more.

UKHSA urges vaccination against respiratory viruses ahead of winter

The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) is encouraging people to get their flu, COVID-19 and RSV vaccinations ahead of the winter months. Click here to learn more.

Development guidance for better research methods

The Better Methods, Better Research (BMBR) Programme (a partnership co-funded by the Medical Research Council (MRC) and the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) is looking to fund research into developing guidance on biomedical and health and social care research methodologies. Click here to learn more.