NHS warns of growing paperwork backlog after cyberattack

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NHS doctors have been unable to access patient notes, and other services like ambulance dispatch and scheduling have also been affected
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NHS doctors have been unable to access patient notes, and other services like ambulance dispatch and scheduling have also been affected

Some services are only now beginning to recover from the ransomware attack on 4th August

Doctors have warned it could take months to process the growing piles of paper medical records caused by the cyber attack on NHS supplier Advanced. The incident, which Advanced discovered on 4th...

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