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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
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Daniel Keane

Blood tests delayed as fallout from cyber attack on London hospitals continues

Patients in London could face delays of more than two months to operations, blood tests and procedures after to a Russian cyberattack on a pathology firm used by two major NHS trusts and GP surgeries, doctors have warned.

King’s College Hospital NHS Trust and Guy’s and St Thomas NHS Trust declared a critical incident and were unable to carry out blood transfusions after the attack on Synnovis on June 3.

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