From infosecurity-magazine.com
The NHS is fighting on several fronts to recover from the impact of a crippling ransomware attack last week, issuing urgent appeals for blood donors and volunteers, according to reports.
Several London hospitals, including King’s College hospital and Guy’s and St Thomas’, were impacted by an attack on pathology service provider Synnovis last Monday.
It had an immediate and significant knock-on effect on blood transfusions and test results, and reportedly led to the cancellation of over 200 emergency and life-saving operations, as well as hundreds of urgently referred appointments for suspected cancer patients.
Now the health service is launching an appeal for O blood-type donations to help mitigate the impact of the attack, which has made it harder for doctors to match patients’ blood types as quickly as usual.