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NHS appeals for blood donors after London cyber-attack
The NHS says last week's cyber-attack means blood cannot be sorted at the same frequency.
Several London hospitals declared a critical incident, cancelled operations and tests, and were unable to carry out blood transfusions last week after the attack on the pathology firm Synnovis, which Qilin, a Russian group of cyber criminals, is understood to have been behind. On Monday afternoon, the NHS blood donation website implemented a queuing system for booking appointments, which is used to manage times of higher demand. He added: "We know that a number of operations and appointments have been postponed or diverted to other neighbouring hospitals not impacted by the cyber-attack, as we prioritise pathology services for the most clinically urgent cases."
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