NHS England report a reduction of postponements.
Around 8,000 procedures and appointments have been affected due to the early June ransomware attack on Synnovis.
In its latest update, NHS England said the two most affected trusts are King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, where 1,286 acute outpatient appointments and 100 elective procedures had to be postponed because of the attack this week.
Dr Chris Streather, medical director for NHS London, said: “We are starting to see a reduction in the number of acute outpatient appointments and elective procedures being postponed, with 136 elective procedures postponed last week compared to 814 in the first week of the cyber attack.
“This is still having a significant impact on patients, and I understand it is distressing when a procedure is postponed. Across the capital we continue to work with our NHS colleagues to provide mutual aid to ensure minimal disruption to people’s care, especially in South East London. Working in partnership, NHS organisations across London are developing plans for the restoration of services.”
Written by
Dan Raywood
Senior Editor
SC Media UK
Dan Raywood is a B2B journalist with more than 20 years of experience, including covering cybersecurity for the past 16 years. He has extensively covered topics from Advanced Persistent Threats and nation-state hackers to major data breaches and regulatory changes.
He has spoken at events including 44CON, Infosecurity Europe, RANT Conference, BSides Scotland, Steelcon and ESET Security Days.
Outside work, Dan enjoys supporting Tottenham Hotspur, managing mischievous cats, and sampling craft beers.
