Welsh NHS systems failure down to technical glitch, not cyber attack
Blood test and x-ray results couldn't be accessed because of a technical issue with two Welsh NHS data centres
Welsh NHS doctors were unable to access patient details - including blood tests and x-rays - because of a failure in two data centres yesterday. Hospitals and GP surgeries were affected, with the British...
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