Critical incident declared as London hospitals cancel operations due to 'cyber attack'

Are you affected by this? Contact our news desk at online@lbc.co.uk A critical incident has been declared and Guy’s and St Thomas’ and Kings College hospital have cancelled operations. Staff were unable to access an IT system needed for blood transfusions, LBC understands.The IT hack affects the systems used at the Royal Brompton, heart and lung specialist Harefield Hospital, Guy's, St Thomas' & King's College hospitals.

Read more: Three newborn babies who were found dumped in parks in London over seven years belong to the same parentsRead more: Man plucked to safety from crane as fire rages at building site in Canning Town in east LondonThe CEO of Guy’s and St Thomas’ wrote to stage saying there was a ‘critical incident’ affected pathology services.“This is having a major impact on the delivery of our services, with blood transfusions being particularly affected.

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