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UK: All outpatient appointments cancelled as Arrowe Park Hospital hit with ‘cyber attack’

Posted on November 26, 2024 by Dissent

Emma Dukes reports:

Wirral University Teaching Hospital Trust said the incident began on Monday evening (November 25), with staff members at the hospital telling LiverpoolWorld that a “cyber attack” had caused the computer systems to go down.

The Trust – which comprises Arrowe Park Hospital, Clatterbridge Hospitals and the Wirral Women and Children’s Hospital – confirmed that a “major incident” had been declared at “for cyber security reasons.”

Sharing an update on social media on Tuesday (November 26), a spokesperson for Wirral University Teaching Hospital Trust said: “All outpatients scheduled today are cancelled. We apologise for any inconvenience caused and will contact affected patients as soon as possible to rearrange.

Read more at LiverpoolWorld.

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