Consulting / Hospitals and Healthcare
Seven specialist workshops for security, clinical informatics, pharmaceutical R&D, and executive teams across NHS trusts, private hospitals, pharma, and medical device manufacturers. Vendor-independent, practitioner-led, and structured around the specific constraints of healthcare infrastructure.
In 2024, 742 large healthcare data breaches exposed 289 million individuals at an average cost of $7.42 million per incident. That is the threat landscape before quantum capability arrives. NHS GP records are kept for 10 years after death; genomic data is held indefinitely. DNA sequences cannot be anonymised.
Regulatory deadlines are converging. NIS2 places hospitals under mandatory risk management with penalties up to EUR 10 million. The NCSC published a three-phase PQC migration roadmap with a Phase 1 deadline of 2028. All sessions are delivered by practitioners with direct healthcare and quantum technology experience.
Five structured sessions covering EHR migration, medical device security, pharmaceutical IP protection, drug discovery simulation, and clinical QML evaluation. Each session is configurable for your audience.
A structured methodology for mapping cryptographic dependencies across HL7 FHIR, SMART on FHIR, and IHE XDS architectures. Covers vendor readiness assessment, migration sequencing under operational constraint, and regulatory alignment across NHS DSPT, NIS2, and HIPAA.
Risk triage framework for hospital device fleets with long clinical deployment cycles. Covers the FDA June 2025 final guidance on cryptographic agility, lightweight PQC algorithms for resource-constrained embedded systems, and regulatory divergence between MHRA, EU MDR/IVDR, and FDA across post-Brexit jurisdictions.
Addresses pharmaceutical and clinical research security as a distinct operational challenge. Covers 21 CFR Part 11, EU Annex 11, and GxP requirements governing clinical trial data integrity. Works through the multi-party supply chain problem of imposing PQC requirements across a 40-vendor clinical data ecosystem.
Maps the real boundary of quantum chemistry simulation for drug discovery. Covers VQE and Quantum Phase Estimation for molecular energy calculation, protein-ligand binding, and the vendor landscape. The full-day format includes a hands-on quantum simulation framework component; the half-day format is a briefing without the practical exercise.
Builds the evaluation framework for clinical informatics teams assessing QML vendor claims. Covers how to read a QML benchmark paper, what validation evidence is required before procurement, how to apply NICE evidence standards to quantum AI submissions, and how to interpret hardware roadmap claims for specific clinical use cases.
Advanced briefings for CISOs, DPOs, Caldicott Guardians, and board-level healthcare executives. These sessions address regulatory compliance, board communication, and strategic investment sequencing in depth.
Maps data retention obligations against cryptographic exposure windows, with a dedicated module on genomic data as a permanently non-anonymisable data class. Covers GDPR Article 9 and Article 32 intersections with quantum risk, NIS2 requirements for essential entities, NHS DSPT trajectory, and board communication for Caldicott Guardians.
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Board-level governance briefing covering the NCSC three-phase migration roadmap, NIS2 obligations, and the investment case for quantum readiness. Frames both the security obligation arriving through regulation and the strategic opportunity that early-adopter health systems are beginning to capture. Participants leave with a board reporting template and regulatory obligation checklist.
Learn MoreAll tiers include access to the full lecture archive, weekly webinars, and the member directory.
For professionals working in quantum computing, post-quantum cryptography, or adjacent security fields.
For organisations building, deploying, or evaluating quantum-safe solutions across their supply chain.
For recognised specialists contributing lectures, advisory work, or research to the QSECDEF community.
Sessions are configured around your team's technical level and operational priorities. Workshops can be delivered as standalone sessions or combined into a multi-day programme. Get in touch to discuss requirements and schedule a date.
