A cyber attack on the Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust led to the trust declaring a “major incident”, affecting all its hospitals. Appointments have been cancelled, staff had to manually handle tasks, systems holding records have been shut down and patient services like x-rays were not functioning on the day of the attack. The local authority and the trust are working together to manage this situation.
Update on cyber attack after Wirral hospitals declare major incident
A major cyber incident was declared at the Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Trust, forcing the cancellation of appointments. The digital systems storing records were
