London NHS hospitals revert to paper records in wake of

The disruption has also affected a wider range of services than first thought, including GPs, community and mental health providers

A Russian cyber-attack has forced London NHS hospitals to resurrect long-discarded paper records systems in which porters hand-deliver blood test results because IT networks are disrupted.

Guy’s and St Thomas’ trust (GSTT) has gone back to using paper, rather than computers, to receive the outcome of patients’ blood tests.