Patients of the state-funded country-wide service are facing days of chaos as appointments and surgeries were cancelled after nearly 45 NHS organisations from London to Scotland were hit in the “ransomware” attack on Friday. An Indian-origin doctor based in London had warned against the cyber-hack of the UK’s state-run National Health Service (NHS) just days before it crippled the country’s network. READ: WannaCry: Everything you need to know about the biggest ransomware attack“Fortunately, the hospital’s daily data backup had just been completed. NHS England said patients needing emergency treatment should go to Accidents & Emergency (A&E) or access emergency services as they normally would. London’s Barts Health NHS Trust, the largest trust in the UK, cancelled all outpatient appointments at its five hospitals today.

Source: Indian Express May 13, 2017 13:52 UTC