IT and security teams at Wirral University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust worked around the clock following a major cyber incident, with services disrupted with initially, no timeline for resolution.
The cyber attack, which initially came to light on Monday 25 November, is believed to have affected all clinical activity at multiple sites including Arrowe Park and Clatterbridge Hospitals. The Trust was forced to cancel surgical procedures and turn away outpatients, although emergency care remained up and running.
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