London hospitals cancel nearly 1,600 operations and appointments in one week due to hack

London hospitals cancel nearly 1,600 operations and appointments in one week due to hack

King’s College and Guy’s and St Thomas’ trusts have been worst affected by ransomware attack by Russian gang Qilin

Hospitals in London had to cancel almost 1,600 operations and outpatient appointments in the first week after being hit by a Russian cyber-attack, the NHS has disclosed.

The two major acute hospital trusts in the capital that were worst affected postponed 832 surgical procedures between Monday 3 June, when the hack began, and Sunday 9 June.

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