it 's usually children who are seen splashing away in spray fountains . but one dog was caught lapping up all the fun at a public play area in brooklyn , new york , over the weekend . nhs bosses have today come under fire after it emerged a hospital paid a temporary nurse # 2,200 to cover a single 12-hour shift . the figure , which equates to # 183 an hour , was paid by the shrewsbury and telford hospital nhs trust . it represents double the rate for a neurologist and was revealed following a freedom of information request . lihi yona filmed the black pup enthusiastically jumping around in time to the squirts of water . it also emerged there were 47 agency nurses working at the trust in december last year . the trust , which runs the royal shrewsbury hospital and the princess royal hospital in telford , has been criticised for wasting taxpayers ' money . the shrewsbury and telford hospital nhs trust paid # 2,200 to a temporary nurse for one 12-hour shift to help amid a shortage of trained nurses , a freedom of information request revealed -lrb- file picture -rrb- . jonathan isaby , chief executive of the taxpayers ' alliance , said : ` taxpayers will be aghast at the cost of just one shift . ` agency nurses are far more expensive than their regular counterparts and we have to minimise the number used . ` you ca n't open a newspaper without hearing how tight finances are in the nhs , but the service has to become far more efficient with the money it already has . ' edmund stubbs , from independent think tank civitas , added : ` it is evident that a lack of staff is leading to excessive spending on agency staff , locums and overseas recruitment . ' a flaw in robots designed to perform surgery has been found that lets them be easily hacked , according to researchers . the experts were able to take control of a so-called telerobot during surgery by exploiting a simple programming trick . a spokesman for the trust said the # 2,200 figure includes vat , adding that the true figure paid to the nurse , including travel expenses , was # 1,864 . the shift covered was one in specialist intensive therapy unit on a bank holiday . each time the water sprays , the canine flies through the air . his bemused owner can be seen standing at the sidelines holding on to the pup 's leash . other bystanders are heard laughing in the background as they watch the animal in action . after almost a minute the dog shows no sign of slowing down and he continues to bounce around . flying high : lihi yona filmed a black pup enthusiastically jumping around in time to a water fountain . summer fun : each time the water sprays , the canine flies through the air . defending their spending , sarah bloomfield , director of nursing at shrewsbury and telford hospital nhs trust , said temporary staff had to be used to cover a shortfall in trained nurses . she highlighted their situation is one shared by many hospitals across the uk . she added : ` we have said consistently that we want to recruit more nurses to reduce our reliance on agency and temporary staff and this has been widely publicised with a number of recruitment events taking place recently to attract new staff . ` we have recruited , or made offers to , more than 150 staff nurses and health care assistants in recent months as part of our efforts to recruit more nursing staff to support our wards and departments . this enabled them to change the speed of the arms of the robot and change their orientation , making it impossible for the machines to carry out a procedure as directed . researchers at the university of washington studied the telerobot raven ii -lrb- shown -rrb- . they found that robots designed for surgery could be ` easily ' hacked in to . this is because they are operated over public networks which allowed the researchers to access them and stop them working . the research was carried out by scientists at the university of washington by toying with a product from their own university - the raven ii teleoperated robotical surgeon . teleoperation means an operator can use the robot remotely , through a control console . the first telesurgery took place in 2001 with a surgeon in new york successfully removing the gall bladder of a patient in france , more than 3,730 miles -lrb- 6,000 km -rrb- away . defending the spend sarah bloomfield , director of nursing at the trust , said temporary staff had to be used to cover a shortfall in trained nurses . she said in recent months the hospitals have recruited more than 150 nurses and healthcare assistants . ` these new recruits have included a number who have been offered positions through a successful nursing recruitment event at the royal shrewsbury hospital just last week , which we will repeat again on thursday . ` we 'll continue our efforts to ensure that over the coming months we will see fewer agency nurses on our wards as our new starters get settled in , which will mean better continuity of care and more support for ward teams . ' figures obtained by the nursing and midwifery council also revealed nearly a third of nursing recruits in the uk had to be sought abroad last year . nhs spending on temporary staff has rocketed to a staggering # 2.5 billion a year because of a chronic shortage of british nurses . the communications ran over a dedicated fiber provided by a telecommunications company . but this is an expensive option since such fibers can cost tens of thousands of dollars . since then , surgeons have carried out remote operations and begun to experiment with ordinary communications links over the web , which are significantly cheaper . the number of foreign nurses and midwives registered in the past 12 months grew to 8,200 , up from just 6,200 a year earlier . although there are no recorded incidents in which the communications infrastructure has caused problems during a telesurgery operation , there are still questions over security and privacy , said the experts . source : mit technology review . in the case of raven ii , a remote operator users two long and thin arms to perform complex procedures where otherwise their hands might not be capable . while this experiment was performed in a controlled environment and not on the operating table , the researchers said it 's clear more stringent security measures are needed . around 7,500 came from the eu - particularly spain , italy and portugal - with others came from further afield , including the philippines . raven ii runs on a single pc , and communicates with a control console using a standard communications protocol known as interoperable telesurgery protocol . but rather than take place over a secure private network , this takes place over public networks . it also emerged that 29 per cent of new nurses were recruited from abroad in the past 12 months , compared to 11 per cent five years ago . ` due to the open and uncontrollable nature of communication networks , it becomes easy for malicious entities to jam , disrupt , or take over the communication between a robot and a surgeon , ' said the researchers . in their test , the experts performed various types of cyberattack to see how easily it could be disrupted . this included changing the commands sent by an operator to the robot , modifying signals or hijacking - completely taking over - the robot . and they were also able to ` easily stop the robot from ever being properly reset , thus effectively making a surgical procedure impossible . ' while this experiment was performed in a controlled environment and not on the operating table -lrb- stock image pictured -rrb- , the researchers said it is clear more stringent security measures are needed . during the experiment , an operator was asked to move blocks onto different pegs -lrb- shown -rrb- with the robot , but when the ` hackers ' took control , the task proved difficult - or impossible . the researchers note that while their test applies only to raven ii , other surgical robots that use similar teleoperation were likely also at risk . ` some of these attacks could have easily been prevented by using well-established and readily-available security mechanisms , including encryption and authentication , ' the researchers note . we believe that presented concerns are not unique to teleoperated surgery , but are common to all teleoperated robots . ` because of the wide variety of physical and digital capabilities these systems wield , telerobotic security needs to become front-and-centre . ' the findings are published in the paper : to make a robot secure : an experimental analysis of cyber security threats against teleoperated surgical robots on arxiv .
shrewsbury and telford hospitals nhs trust paid the huge figure . equates to # 183 an hour and is double to going rate for a neurologist . hospital said temporary staff have to be used to cover staffing shortfalls .
it 's usually children who are seen splashing away in spray fountains . but one dog was caught lapping up all the fun at a public play area in brooklyn , new york , over the weekend . nhs bosses have today come under fire after it emerged a hospital paid a temporary nurse # 2,200 to cover a single 12-hour shift . the figure , which equates to # 183 an hour , was paid by the shrewsbury and telford hospital nhs trust . it represents double the rate for a neurologist and was revealed following a freedom of information request . lihi yona filmed the black pup enthusiastically jumping around in time to the squirts of water . it also emerged there were 47 agency nurses working at the trust in december last year . the trust , which runs the royal shrewsbury hospital and the princess royal hospital in telford , has been criticised for wasting taxpayers ' money . the shrewsbury and telford hospital nhs trust paid # 2,200 to a temporary nurse for one 12-hour shift to help amid a shortage of trained nurses , a freedom of information request revealed -lrb- file picture -rrb- . jonathan isaby , chief executive of the taxpayers ' alliance , said : ` taxpayers will be aghast at the cost of just one shift . ` agency nurses are far more expensive than their regular counterparts and we have to minimise the number used . ` you ca n't open a newspaper without hearing how tight finances are in the nhs , but the service has to become far more efficient with the money it already has . ' edmund stubbs , from independent think tank civitas , added : ` it is evident that a lack of staff is leading to excessive spending on agency staff , locums and overseas recruitment . ' a flaw in robots designed to perform surgery has been found that lets them be easily hacked , according to researchers . the experts were able to take control of a so-called telerobot during surgery by exploiting a simple programming trick . a spokesman for the trust said the # 2,200 figure includes vat , adding that the true figure paid to the nurse , including travel expenses , was # 1,864 . the shift covered was one in specialist intensive therapy unit on a bank holiday . each time the water sprays , the canine flies through the air . his bemused owner can be seen standing at the sidelines holding on to the pup 's leash . other bystanders are heard laughing in the background as they watch the animal in action . after almost a minute the dog shows no sign of slowing down and he continues to bounce around . flying high : lihi yona filmed a black pup enthusiastically jumping around in time to a water fountain . summer fun : each time the water sprays , the canine flies through the air . defending their spending , sarah bloomfield , in 2001 with a surgeon in new york successfully removing the gall bladder of a patient in france , more than 3,730 miles -lrb- 6,000 km -rrb- away . defending the spend sarah bloomfield , director of nursing at the trust , said temporary staff had to be used to cover a shortfall in trained nurses . she said in recent months the hospitals have recruited more than 150 nurses and healthcare assistants . ` these new recruits have included a number who have been offered positions through a successful nursing recruitment event at the royal shrewsbury hospital just last week , which we will repeat again on thursday . ` we 'll continue our efforts to ensure that over the coming months we will see fewer agency nurses on our wards as our new starters get settled in , which will mean better continuity of care and more support for ward teams . ' figures obtained by the nursing and midwifery council also revealed nearly a third of nursing recruits in the uk had to be sought abroad last year . nhs spending on temporary staff has rocketed to a staggering # 2.5 billion a year because of a chronic shortage of british nurses . the communications ran over a dedicated fiber provided by a telecommunications company . but this is an expensive option since such fibers can cost tens of thousands of dollars . since then , surgeons have carried out remote operations and begun to experiment with ordinary communications links over the web to make a robot secure : an experimental analysis of cyber security threats against teleoperated surgical robots on arxiv .
it 's usually children who are seen splashing away in spray fountains . but one dog was caught lapping up all the fun at a public play area in brooklyn , new york , over the weekend . nhs bosses have today come under fire after it emerged a hospital paid a temporary nurse # 2,200 to cover a single 12-hour shift . the figure , which equates to # 183 an hour , was paid by the shrewsbury and telford hospital nhs trust . it represents double the rate for a neurologist and was revealed following a freedom of information request . lihi yona filmed the black pup enthusiastically jumping around in time to the squirts of water . it also emerged there were 47 agency nurses how tight finances are in the nhs , but the service has to become far more efficient with the money it already has . ' edmund stubbs , from independent think tank civitas , added : ` it is evident that a lack of staff is leading to excessive spending on agency staff , locums and overseas recruitment . ' a flaw in robots designed to perform surgery has been found that lets them be easily hacked , according to researchers . the experts were able to take control of a so-called telerobot during surgery by exploiting a simple programming trick . a spokesman for the trust said the # 2,200 figure includes vat , adding that the true figure paid to the nurse , including travel expenses director of nursing at shrewsbury and telford hospital nhs trust , said temporary staff had to be used to cover a shortfall in trained nurses . she highlighted their situation is one shared by many hospitals across the uk . she added : ` we have said consistently that we want to recruit more nurses to reduce our reliance on agency and temporary staff and this has been widely publicised with a number of recruitment events taking place recently to attract new staff . ` we have recruited , or made offers to , more than 150 staff nurses and health care assistants in recent months as part of our efforts to recruit more nursing staff to support our wards and departments . this enabled them to change in 2001 with a surgeon in new york successfully removing the gall bladder of a patient in france , more than 3,730 miles -lrb- 6,000 km -rrb- away . defending the spend sarah bloomfield , director of nursing at the trust , said temporary staff had to be used to cover a shortfall in trained nurses . she said in recent months the hospitals have recruited more than 150 nurses and healthcare assistants . ` these new recruits have included a number who have been offered positions through a successful nursing recruitment event at the royal shrewsbury hospital just last week , which we will repeat again on thursday . ` we 'll continue our efforts to ensure that over the coming months we will see fewer agency nurses on our wards as our new starters get settled in , which will mean better continuity of care and more support for ward teams . ' figures obtained by the nursing and midwifery council also revealed nearly a third of nursing recruits in the uk had to be sought abroad last year . nhs spending on temporary staff has rocketed to a staggering # 2.5 billion a year because of a chronic shortage of british nurses . the communications ran over a dedicated fiber provided by a telecommunications company . but this is an expensive option since such fibers can cost tens of thousands of dollars . since then , surgeons have carried out remote operations and begun to experiment with ordinary communications links over the web , which are significantly cheaper . the number of foreign nurses and midwives registered in the past 12 months grew to 8,200 , up from just 6,200 a year earlier . although there are no recorded incidents in which the communications infrastructure has caused problems during a telesurgery operation , there are still questions over security and privacy , said the experts . source : mit technology review . in the case of raven ii , a remote operator users two long and thin arms to perform complex procedures where otherwise their hands might not be capable . while this experiment was performed in a controlled environment and not on the operating table , the researchers said it 's clear more stringent security measures are needed . around shown -rrb- with the robot , but when the ` hackers ' took control , the task proved difficult - or impossible . the researchers note that while their test applies only to raven ii , other surgical robots that use similar teleoperation were likely also at risk . ` some of these attacks could have easily been prevented by using well-established and readily-available security mechanisms , including encryption and authentication , ' the researchers note . we believe that presented concerns are not unique to teleoperated surgery , but are common to all teleoperated robots . ` because of the wide variety of physical and digital capabilities these systems wield , telerobotic security needs to become front-and-centre . ' the findings are published in the paper : to make a robot secure : an experimental analysis of cyber security threats against teleoperated surgical robots on arxiv .
it 's usually children seen splashing away spray fountains. but one dog caught lapping all the fun at a public play area brooklyn, new york over nhs bosses today come it a hospital paid a temporary nurse # 2,200 to. the figure, equates # 183 an was paid the shrewsbury and telford hospital nhs trust. it represents double the rate for a neurologist and was revealed following a freedom. lihi yona filmed the black pup enthusiastically jumping around time the squirts water. it also emerged there 47 agency nurses the trust december last. the trust, which runs the royal shrewsbury hospital the princess royal hospital telford has criticised wasting taxpayers ' money. the shrewsbury and telford hospital nhs trust paid # 2,200 to a temporary nurse to amid a shortage, a freedom -lrb- file picture -rrb-. jonathan isaby, chief executive the taxpayers ' alliance, : ` taxpayers just one shift. ` agency nurses far expensive their regular counterparts we minimise used. ` you ca n't open a newspaper without hearing how tight finances the nhs, but the service has become far with already. ' edmund stubbs, from independent think tank civitas added : ` it evident a lack staff leading excessive spending agency staff, locums overseas recruitment ' a flaw robots designed perform surgery has that lets be easily hacked,. the experts were take control a so-called telerobot during surgery by exploiting a simple programming trick. a spokesman the trust the # 2,200 figure includes vat, adding paid the nurse, including # 1,864. the shift covered was one in specialist intensive therapy unit on a bank holiday. each time water sprays, the canine flies through. his bemused owner can standing the sidelines holding on the pup 's leash. other bystanders are heard laughing in the animal in. after almost a minute the dog shows he continues bounce. flying high : lihi yona filmed a black pup enthusiastically jumping around time a water fountain. summer fun : each time the water sprays, the canine flies through. defending their spending, sarah bloomfield, director nursing shrewsbury and telford hospital nhs trust said temporary staff used cover trained nurses. she highlighted their situation is one shared many hospitals the uk. she added : ` we said consistently recruit more nurses reduce our reliance agency temporary staff this widely publicised with recruitment events taking recently to attract. ` we recruited, or made offers more than 150 staff nurses recent months as recruit support our wards departments. this enabled them change the speed the arms of the robot change, making impossible the machines carry a procedure as directed researchers washington studied the telerobot raven ii -lrb- shown -rrb-. they found robots designed surgery ` easily ' hacked in. this because operated over public networks which allowed the researchers them stop working. the research scientists washington by toying a product from their own university - the raven ii teleoperated robotical surgeon. teleoperation means an operator the robot remotely, through a control console. the first telesurgery took 2001 with a surgeon new york successfully removing france, more 3,730 miles -lrb- 6,000 -rrb- away. defending the spend sarah bloomfield, director nursing the trust, temporary staff used cover a shortfall trained nurses. she in recent months the hospitals recruited healthcare assistants. ` these new recruits included who offered positions through a successful nursing recruitment event at the royal shrewsbury hospital just last, which we repeat thursday ` we 'll continue ensure over see fewer agency nurses on our new starters get settled, which better continuity more support ward teams. ' figures obtained the nursing and midwifery council also nearly a third nursing recruits the uk to sought abroad last. nhs spending temporary staff has rocketed staggering # 2.5 a because a chronic shortage british nurses. the communications ran over a dedicated fiber provided. but this an expensive option since such fibers. since then, surgeons carried remote operations begun experiment ordinary communications links over, which significantly. the number foreign nurses registered grew, just. although there no recorded incidents the communications infrastructure caused problems during a telesurgery operation, still questions security, said the experts source mit technology review. in the case raven ii, a remote operator users two long and thin arms perform complex procedures where otherwise their hands. while this experiment performed and not the operating table, the researchers said 's clear more stringent security measures. around came the eu - particularly spain, italy portugal - with others came further, raven ii runs a single pc, communicates a control console a standard communications protocol known interoperable telesurgery protocol but rather take place over a secure private network, this takes it also emerged 29 per cent new nurses recruited, 11 five ` due the open and uncontrollable nature communication networks, it becomes easy malicious entities jam, disrupt take between a robot a surgeon ' said the researchers in their test, the experts performed various types cyberattack see easily disrupted. this included changing the commands sent an operator the robot, modifying signals or hijacking - completely taking -. and they also able ` easily stop the robot ever properly reset, thus effectively a surgical procedure ' while this experiment performed and not the operating table -lrb- stock image pictured -rrb-, the researchers said clear more stringent security measures. during the experiment, an operator was move blocks onto different pegs -lrb- shown -rrb- with the robot, but when the ` hackers took the task proved - or. the researchers note while their test applies raven ii other surgical robots similar teleoperation were likely also at. ` some these attacks could easily, including encryption ' the researchers note we believe presented concerns unique teleoperated surgery, all teleoperated robots ` because the wide variety physical and digital capabilities these systems wield, telerobotic security needs become. ' the findings published the paper : to make a robot secure : an experimental analysis cyber security threats against teleoperated surgical robots on arxiv.
how tight finances are in the nhs , but the service has to become far more efficient with the money it already has . ' edmund stubbs , from independent think tank civitas , added : ` it is evident that a lack of staff is leading to excessive spending on agency staff , locums and overseas recruitment . ' a flaw in robots designed to perform surgery has been found that lets them be easily hacked , according to researchers . the experts were able to take control of a so-called telerobot during surgery by exploiting a simple programming trick . a spokesman for the trust said the # 2,200 figure includes vat , adding that the true figure paid to the nurse , including travel expenses , was # 1,864 . the shift covered was one in specialist intensive therapy unit on a bank holiday . each time the water sprays , the canine flies through the air . his bemused owner can be seen standing at the sidelines holding on to the pup 's leash . other bystanders are heard laughing in the background as they watch the animal in action . after almost a minute the dog shows no sign of slowing down and he continues to bounce around . flying high : lihi yona filmed a black pup enthusiastically jumping around in time to a water fountain . summer fun : each time the water sprays , the canine flies through the air . defending their spending , sarah bloomfield , in 2001 with a surgeon in new york successfully removing the gall bladder of a patient in france , more than 3,730 miles -lrb- 6,000 km -rrb- away . defending the spend sarah bloomfield , director of nursing at the trust , said temporary staff had to be used to cover a shortfall in trained nurses . she said in recent months the hospitals have recruited more than 150 nurses and healthcare assistants . ` these new recruits have included a number who have been offered positions through a successful nursing recruitment event at the royal shrewsbury hospital just last week , which we will repeat again on thursday . ` we 'll continue our efforts to ensure that over the coming months we will see fewer agency nurses on our wards as our new starters get settled in , which will mean better continuity of care and more support for ward teams . ' figures obtained by the nursing and midwifery council also revealed nearly a third of nursing recruits in the uk had to be sought abroad last year . nhs spending on temporary staff has rocketed to a staggering # 2.5 billion a year because of a chronic shortage of british nurses . the communications ran over a dedicated fiber provided by a telecommunications company . but this is an expensive option since such fibers can cost tens of thousands of dollars . since then , surgeons have carried out remote operations and begun to experiment with ordinary communications links over the web to make a robot secure : an experimental analysis of cyber security threats against teleoperated surgical robots on arxiv .
 The NHS has faced financial challenges, with a lack of staff and excessive spending on agency workers. A robot designed to perform surgery was found to be easily hacked, raising concerns about cybersecurity in healthcare. Meanwhile, a spokesperson for the trust said that they had recruited more than 150 nurses from France, but this was disputed by another source. The article also mentions that the NHS spent £1.86 billion on temporary staff in 2020, which is an increase from previous years. Additionally, it highlights the issue of cybersecurity in healthcare, citing a report that found that many hospitals are vulnerable to cyber attacks.