A major cybersecurity incident has severely disrupted operations at Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, necessitating the cancellation of all outpatient appointments. The cyberattack, the nature of which remains undisclosed, has rendered electronic systems unusable across multiple hospitals managed by the trust. Hospital services have been suspended, excluding maternity services that reportedly remain unaffected. Earlier, similar cyberattacks impacted healthcare infrastructure across the UK.
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