Rotherham health services not affected by NHS cyber attack
Health trusts around the country have suffered IT failures today (Friday), prompting some to turn patients away from A&E.
Some phone and email systems are down, with medics resorting to pen and paper at some hospitals.
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Hide AdBut a spokeswoman for Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust said this afternoon that, while she was aware of issues elsewhere, local systems were not affected.
A spokesman for Rotherham, Doncaster and South Humber NHS Trust said that service was experiencing no IT trouble.
And a spokesman for Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals — which oversees Montagu Hospital — said systems there were not affected either, as of this afternoon.
As of 3.30pm today, 16 NHS organisations had reported receiving messages prompting computer-users to send money, an NHS Digital statement said.
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Hide AdIt added: “The investigation is at an early stage but we believe the malware variant is a Wanna Decryptor.
“At this stage we do not have any evidence that patient data has been accessed.
“We will continue to work with affected organisations to confirm this.”