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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Rebecca Thomas

‘My heart surgery was cancelled due to the NHS cyber attack – if I don’t have it soon, it’s terminal’

Russell Ashley-Smith

A heart patient has been left fearing for his health after his life-saving operation was cancelled due to a major cyber attack on London NHS hospitals.

Russell Ashley-Smith, 81, is waiting for complex open heart surgery at King’s College Hospital in Denmark Hill, south London, without which he may only have up to two years to live.

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