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Two London hospital trusts have been forced to cancel all non-emergency operations and blood tests following a “major” cyberattack
Procedures have been cancelled at Guy’s, St Thomas’ and King’s College hospitals after a ransomware attack
A senior NHS source told The Independent that transplants have been affected as patients’ blood tests cannot be cross-checked, and that healthcare leaders in London have been warned that the incident could take “weeks or months” to resolve. In a separate message, Synnovis said there would be delays for patients receiving results, and GPs have been asked to cancel all non-urgent blood test appointments. In the second email, Synnovis told staff: “This is a harsh reminder that this sort of attack can happen to anyone at any time and that, dispiritingly, the individuals behind it have no scruples about who their actions affect.
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