London Hospitals Hit by Cyberattack Impacting Blood Transfusions
- Synnovis experienced major, ongoing incident starting Monday
- Outage hit Guy’s and St Thomas’, Kings College Hospital trusts
St Thomas' Hospital in London.
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Services at several London hospitals were disrupted after a provider that helps manage blood transfusions and lab services was hit by a ransomware attack.
Lab services provider Synnovis confirmed the attack in a statement on Tuesday and said it was working with the National Health Service to minimize impact on patients. Patients using NHS services at Guy’s and St Thomas’ Hospital, King’s College Hospital as well as GP services across South East London have been affected, the company said.