“A senior NHS source told The Independent that transplants have been affected as patients’ blood tests cannot be cross-checked, and that healthcare leaders in London have been warned that the incident could take “weeks or months” to resolve.”
One pathology contractor, Synnovis, runs blood tests for hospitals across six London boroughs. Ransomware hit it on Monday, and Guy’s, St Thomas’ and King’s cancelled non-emergency operations and blood tests. Staff can only request blood for patients who need transfusions. The NHS outsourced the lab and kept the single point of failure.