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IT working but delays possible after outage, says NHS

NHS England says services are back online after the global IT outage, but there could still be disruption.

The problems with faulty security software affected more than eight million computers worldwide, bringing chaos to transport networks and health services. "Thanks to the hard work of NHS staff throughout this incident we are hoping to keep further disruption to a minimum, however there still may be some delays as services recover, particularly with GPs needing to rebook appointments, so please bear with us," spokesperson said. The IT outage affected the EMIS platform, which many GPs use to manage appointment bookings and patient records - including sending prescriptions to pharmacies.

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