Health
London Hospital Hack Delayed More Than 800 Operations
- Cancer treatment, organ transplants, C-sections were affected
- Disruption is expected to continue for months, NHS says
St Thomas' Hospital, operated by Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, in London.
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Hundreds of planned medical operations and outpatient appointments at London hospitals were delayed last week, after a ransomware attack on a lab services provider that helps manage blood transfusions.
The attack resulted in delays to more than 800 scheduled procedures and more than 700 appointments, the UK’s National Health Service said in an update on Friday.