A worldwide tech outage has disrupted England’s National Health Service (NHS), affecting the booking of doctor appointments and patient records. The outage, linked to cybersecurity firm Crowdstrike’s impact on Microsoft Windows, affected multiple industries globally. Despite the issue, emergency services remained unaffected. The NHS has adopted temporary measures to manage the disruption. The outage is not being treated as a malicious act.

Changes Made to Leapfrog’s Hospital Survey Design
The Leapfrog Group, a US non-profit representing hospital performance interests, has revised its 2025 Leapfrog Hospital Survey, incorporating over 800 public comments. Changes include updated