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Security report for bartshealth.nhs.uk

Barts Health NHS Trust · Healthcare · United Kingdom

Medium risk. 6 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view, Email security and 2 other checks.

Security score

57/100

Risk levelMedium

0–100, higher is better. How it is calculated

Barts Health NHS Trust is a major public healthcare provider serving over 2.5 million people in east London and beyond. The website clearly communicates its broad range of clinical services, hospital locations, and patient resources, positioning itself as a trusted and comprehensive NHS Trust. The technical infrastructure is built on a VerseOne CMS platform with modern web technologies including jQuery, TinyMCE, and Google Translate integration, supporting accessibility and multilingual needs. Security posture is moderate with cookie consent implemented and no critical vulnerabilities detected, though explicit security policies and headers could be improved. Overall, the site demonstrates professionalism, good content quality, and strong business credibility aligned with NHS standards.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
43/ 100 · High
Checks completed
7of 7

NIS2 Art. 21(2)

  1. (a) Risk analysis and security policies: Not visible from outside
  2. (b) Incident handling: One indicator
  3. (c) Business continuity, backups and crisis management: Not visible from outside
  4. (d) Supply chain security: Not visible from outside
  5. (e) Secure acquisition, development and maintenance, including vulnerability handling: Partly checked
  6. (f) Assessing the effectiveness of security measures: Not visible from outside
  7. (g) Cyber hygiene and security training: Not visible from outside
  8. (h) Cryptography and encryption: Partly checked
  9. (i) HR security, access control and asset management: One indicator
  10. (j) Multi-factor authentication and secured communications: Not visible from outside

This scan rated NIS2 with an earlier keyword method that is no longer shown; rescan for the per-article view. Risk management, continuity, supply chain, training, MFA, management oversight (Art. 20) and incident reporting (Art. 23) need internal evidence, and Guard cannot tell whether NIS2 applies to this organisation.

GDPR is indicative only, based on publicly visible signals: Articles 7, 12, 13 and 32 of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 and Article 5(3) of the ePrivacy Directive. Not a certification or legal assessment.

Priority findings

6 findings rated critical or high. Fix these first.

  1. GDPR outside view

    These are the privacy signals visitors and data protection authorities look for under GDPR.

    • Critical

      No HTTPS encryption

      GDPR requires appropriate security measures for personal data

      What to do: Implement SSL/TLS certificate for HTTPS

    • High

      No Cookie Consent Banner found

      GDPR requires explicit consent for non-essential cookies

      What to do: Implement a cookie consent banner that appears on first visit

  2. Email security

    SPF, DKIM and DMARC stop others sending email that looks like it comes from your domain, a common route to phishing and invoice fraud.

    • Critical

      No email authentication configured

      Domain is vulnerable to email spoofing

      What to do: Implement SPF, DKIM, and DMARC immediately

  3. SSL/TLS

    TLS encrypts the connection and proves the site is really yours. Weak or expiring certificates trigger browser warnings and put traffic at risk.

    • Critical

      No HTTPS Encryption

      Website does not use HTTPS encryption, making all data transmission vulnerable to interception

      What to do: Implement SSL/TLS certificate and redirect all HTTP traffic to HTTPS

  4. Security headers

    Security headers are instructions your web server sends to every visitor’s browser. Missing ones leave visitors more exposed to attacks such as clickjacking and injected scripts.

    • High

      Missing Content-Security-Policy header

      Controls resources the browser is allowed to load

      What to do: Implement a Content-Security-Policy appropriate for your application

      • ASVS V3.4.3
      • OWASP Secure Headers: OWASP Secure Headers Project recommends Content-Security-Policy: default-src 'self'; form-action 'self'; base-uri 'self'; object-src 'none';…

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Results by check

Each check with its score, findings and the evidence it collected.

How this score is calculated

The security score runs 0–100, higher is better. It is the plain average of the security checks that completed in this scan, each counted equally. A check that could not run is left out: it counts neither as a pass nor as a fail.

Counted in this score

SSL/TLS
0
Security headers
80
Email security
40
DNS health
80
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
43
Average
57

Not counted

  • NIS2 outside view: Re-weights evidence from the TLS, email, DNS, network and hygiene checks, so counting it would count that evidence twice. Shown on its own.
  • OffSeq Observations: An AI reading of the site, useful context but not reproducible evidence. Shown on its own.

Findings that cap the score at 49

Each of these is serious on its own, so while any is present the site cannot rate better than high risk, however good the other checks are.

  • The certificate is not trusted by browsers
  • The website is not served over HTTPS
  • A database, remote desktop, file-sharing or Telnet service is reachable from the internet
  • The page loads a script from a compromised source
  • The domain registration has expired
  • SPF authorises every server to send mail as the domain

Partial scans

When the site blocks Guard or most checks cannot run, the score covers only the checks that ran (usually DNS and email), is capped at 75 and is shown as partial, without a risk level.

Risk levels

  • Critical0–25
  • High26–49
  • Medium50–75
  • Low76–100

Breach exposure

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Dark web exposure

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Leaked records that mention bartshealth.nhs.uk, from OffSeq Breach.

Total records
307
Employees
0
Customers
272
Third parties
35
Weak passwords
9%

15 subdomains affected

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Technical appendix

Business context, site observations and technical notes gathered during the scan, and the standards behind each reference.

Business context

Business profile

The Trust operates in the healthcare sector as an essential public entity under the NHS framework. It leverages partnerships with charities, academic institutions, and private care providers to enhance service offerings and research. The business model focuses on delivering healthcare services, patient engagement, and community involvement through volunteering and research participation. The website supports multiple user segments including patients, visitors, healthcare professionals, and researchers, reflecting a mature digital presence. The Trust's market position is strong as a leading NHS hospital group in London with a large service footprint.

Security posture

The website shows a moderate security maturity level with HTTPS implied, cookie consent mechanisms, and no visible exposure of sensitive data. However, there is a lack of explicit security policies, incident response contacts, and security headers which are best practices for healthcare websites handling sensitive information. No vulnerability disclosure or security.txt files were found. The presence of third-party scripts is standard and does not raise immediate concerns. Overall, the security posture is adequate but could benefit from enhanced transparency and technical controls.

Recommendations

  1. Implement and publish comprehensive security and incident response policies on the website.
  2. Add security headers such as Content Security Policy (CSP), HSTS, and X-Frame-Options to improve protection.
  3. Introduce a vulnerability disclosure policy or security.txt file to facilitate responsible reporting.
  4. Ensure all forms have robust input validation and CSRF protections to prevent attacks.
  5. Regularly audit third-party scripts and dependencies for vulnerabilities and update accordingly.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Barts Health NHS Trust
Description
Delivering safe and compassionate care in east London and beyond. Provides a wide range of clinical services to over 2.5 million people.
Key services
Accident & emergency, Barts Heart Centre, Dental Hospital, Maternity, Cancer services, Imaging, Phlebotomy and lab tests, Consultant directory, Patient information leaflets
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
jQuery, TinyMCE, ACE Editor, Typekit Fonts, Google Translate, BXSlider, Masonry, VerseOne CMS
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
70/100
Good practices seen
  • Cookie consent banner implemented
  • Use of HTTPS implied by domain but not explicitly confirmed in HTML
  • No exposed sensitive data found in HTML

Analytics and tracking

Tracking level
minimal
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Google Translate widget
Marketing tools
Typekit Fonts
Transparency
basic

Site quality

Design
good
User experience
good
Content relevance
good
Navigation
good
Professionalism
good
Trustworthiness
high

Key observations

  1. Website is a professionally maintained NHS Trust site with comprehensive healthcare service information.
  2. Good accessibility features including contrast options and translation services.
  3. Cookie consent mechanism is implemented and visible.
  4. Social media presence is active with official NHS Barts Health accounts.
  5. No critical security issues or WAF blocking detected.
  6. CQC rating is displayed transparently with link to full report.
  7. Multiple hospitals and services are clearly listed with navigation menus.
  8. Use of third-party scripts is standard for fonts and translation; no suspicious scripts found.
Technical notes

Notes

The website uses a modern CMS (VerseOne CMS v5) and integrates several JavaScript libraries and services including jQuery, TinyMCE, ACE Editor, Typekit Fonts, and Google Translate. The site is mobile-optimized with responsive design and accessibility features such as contrast controls and skip links. Performance is moderate with some external dependencies. SEO is supported with meta tags and structured navigation. There is room for improvement in security headers and explicit technical documentation. Overall, the technical infrastructure supports a professional healthcare website with good user experience.
Standards and sources

Reference chips under each finding point to the standard, regulation or specification the finding relates to. They are taken from the official datasets below and mapped conservatively: a finding with no defensible link shows none. NIS2 and GDPR references mark where a finding is relevant evidence, not a compliance verdict. Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/2690 binds digital infrastructure and digital service providers; for other entities it is the most detailed public reading of the Article 21 measures. WCAG, EN 301 549, European Accessibility Act and Web Accessibility Directive references name the requirement an automated accessibility rule relates to; they are not a conformance verdict.

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