Dr Chris Streather, NHS London Medical Director said: “Some NHS services across London have been disrupted by the global IT outage. The impact is primarily in GP services, however some hospitals are also experiencing disruption. “Patients are advised to continue to attend their appointments as usual unless told otherwise. For urgent, but not life-threatening help and […]
NHS England London has released the latest data update on the clinical impact of the ransomware cyber attack against pathology services provider Synnovis on Monday 3 June. NHS organisations across London continue to work in partnership to ensure people receive the critical and urgent care they need, when they need it. In response to the […]
NHS England London has released its latest weekly data update on the clinical impact of the ransomware cyber attack against Synnovis on Monday 3 June. In response to the attack, NHS England London declared a regional incident and continues to coordinate work across affected services, as well as with neighbouring providers and national partners to […]
NHS England London has released its latest weekly data update on the clinical impact of the ransomware cyber attack against Synnovis on Monday 3 June. Over four weeks on from the cyber attack, NHS organisations across London continue to work in partnership to ensure people who require critical and urgent care receive it. NHS England […]
NHS England London has released its third data update on the clinical impact of the ransomware cyber attack perpetrated against Synnovis on Monday 3 June. Over three weeks on from the cyber attack, NHS organisations across London continue to work in partnership to ensure people who require critical and urgent care receive it. NHS England […]
Junior doctors will strike this week over an ongoing pay dispute with the government, at a challenging time for many NHS staff. Junior doctors’ strike action runs from 7am on Thursday 27 June until 7am on Tuesday 2 July. Junior doctors make up around 50 per cent of doctors in the NHS and, despite extensive […]
NHS England London has released its second data update on the clinical impact of the ransomware cyber-attack perpetrated against Synnovis on Monday 3 June. The clinical impact of the attack has seen a significant reduction in the number of tests which can be processed and reported back to clinical teams. In response to the attack, […]
On Monday 3 June, a ransomware cyber attack was perpetrated against Synnovis, a pathology laboratory which processes blood tests on behalf of a number of NHS organisations, primarily in South East London. The clinical impact of the attack has seen a significant reduction in the number of tests which can be processed and reported back […]
An NHS London spokesperson said: “NHS staff are working around the clock to minimise the significant disruption to patient care following the ransomware cyber-attack and we are sorry to all those who have been impacted. Pathology services are integral to a wide range of treatments and we know that a number of operations and appointments have been cancelled due to this attack. […]
NHS organisations across London continue to work in partnership to manage patient care following the ransomware cyber-attack on Synnovis earlier this week. Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust remain in a critical incident, while Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust, Lewisham and […]