Thousands of appointments were scrapped in the wake of NHS cyber attack. Cancer referrals, c-sections and transplant patients were directly impacted.Thousands of appointments, transplant operations, cancer referrals and C-section procedures have been cancelled as a result of the Russian cyber attack on London NHS hospitals, it has been revealed.
Additionally, more than a third of procedures and operations were halted, including more than 3,000 non-surgical appointments. More than 200 emergency and life-saving operations and more than a third of procedures and operations were halted, including more than 3,000 non-surgical appointments, following the cyber attack on Monday
Earlier this week, it was reported that the Royal Brompton and Harefield had to cancel potentially life-saving transplant operations, with Evelina London Children's Hospital also affected. 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.
Guy's and St Thomas and King's College hospital trusts, South London and Maudsley NHS trust, the Royal Brompton, Harefield, Evelina London Children's Hospital and GP surgeries across six London boroughs were all affected by the cyber attack