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Volunteers replace IT systems in medical institutions in London.
London hospitals are facing a major crisis after a cyberattack allegedly carried out by the Qilin group. The target of the attack was Synnovis, a company that provides critical pathoanatomic diagnostic services. As a result of the system failure, the processing of blood tests is disrupted, as well as the delivery of research results, which directly affects the conduct of operations and blood transfusion procedures.
In this situation, hospitals were forced to seek help from medical students. According to a leaked message to staff at Guy's and St Thomas' Trust hospitals, trainees were asked to volunteer for 10-12-hour shifts. An NHS London spokesperson said staff were "working around the clock" to minimise "significant disruption to patient care".
Guy's and St Thomas' and King's College hospitals, as well as Evelina London Children's Hospital, are currently affected. According to some reports, surgery and transplant departments at Royal Brompton and Harefield hospitals, as well as primary health care services, were affected. It is known that staff in departments now use paper methods and sign blood transfusion bags manually.
A message to the trainees, which was leaked to the media, says that medical students will act as "couriers" and deliver blood samples. "In this critical situation, we urgently need volunteers to support our pathology services," the letter says. "The ripple effect of this extremely serious incident is being felt across various hospital, community and psychiatric services in our region."
Students were told that their help was "extremely important" and that it was an opportunity to "demonstrate their commitment to patient care." In another leaked email to staff, the chief executive of Guy's and Thomas' Trust, Professor Ian Abbs, revealed difficult conversations with patients whose appointments had to be cancelled. He confirmed that the disruption will last for several weeks, and that the response is being coordinated by the NHS England regional team.
At the moment, together with hospitals and primary health care services, an assessment of the damage from the attack is being conducted.
London hospitals are facing a major crisis after a cyberattack allegedly carried out by the Qilin group. The target of the attack was Synnovis, a company that provides critical pathoanatomic diagnostic services. As a result of the system failure, the processing of blood tests is disrupted, as well as the delivery of research results, which directly affects the conduct of operations and blood transfusion procedures.
In this situation, hospitals were forced to seek help from medical students. According to a leaked message to staff at Guy's and St Thomas' Trust hospitals, trainees were asked to volunteer for 10-12-hour shifts. An NHS London spokesperson said staff were "working around the clock" to minimise "significant disruption to patient care".
Guy's and St Thomas' and King's College hospitals, as well as Evelina London Children's Hospital, are currently affected. According to some reports, surgery and transplant departments at Royal Brompton and Harefield hospitals, as well as primary health care services, were affected. It is known that staff in departments now use paper methods and sign blood transfusion bags manually.
A message to the trainees, which was leaked to the media, says that medical students will act as "couriers" and deliver blood samples. "In this critical situation, we urgently need volunteers to support our pathology services," the letter says. "The ripple effect of this extremely serious incident is being felt across various hospital, community and psychiatric services in our region."
Students were told that their help was "extremely important" and that it was an opportunity to "demonstrate their commitment to patient care." In another leaked email to staff, the chief executive of Guy's and Thomas' Trust, Professor Ian Abbs, revealed difficult conversations with patients whose appointments had to be cancelled. He confirmed that the disruption will last for several weeks, and that the response is being coordinated by the NHS England regional team.
At the moment, together with hospitals and primary health care services, an assessment of the damage from the attack is being conducted.
