Alarming News.

[Mamyalynne]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-39899646


Hope no one suffers through this and it is sorted promptly.

[Lie-in King]

Very nasty indeed - yes, hopefully no patients will be at extra risk & they can get rid of the apparent ransomware speedily.

[bhg481]

If these people are caught they should be used as a source for transplants.

[mikey4444]

I bet they use this as yet another excuse for cancelling Operations.

[Barsel]

^^^^^ mikey, for months to come!

[jno]

it's very worrying, isn't it. I'm baffled at the number of big companies, government departments and so on that are hacked; they so often seem to be one step behind the people they're supposed to be guarding against.

[Mamyalynne]

//“This attack was not specifically targeted at the NHS and is affecting organisations from across a range of sectors.//

https://www.theguardian.com/society/2017/may/12/hospitals-across-england-hit-by-large-scale-cyber-attack


Some of you really think those working day to day in the NHS see this is an opportunity for some relaxation?

[Zacs-Master]

Some of 'those' will, I'm sure.

[Togo]

http://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/uknews/nhs-hospitals-across-england-hit-by-large-scale-cyber-attack/ar-BBB3Yap?li=BBoPWjQ&ocid=spartanntp

Another link here. Nasty business what sort of "organisation" attacks hospitals?

[Mamyalynne]

Don't think they care who gets affected.

[naomi24]

Difficult to believe that anyone thinks this would be used as an excuse to cancel operations.

[Mamyalynne]

Took me aback too.

[DTCwordfan]

their systems are so antique - saw that in there when having a gall bladder, anaesthetics way behind and not even linked into the main system at Treliske....

[Prudie]

Clicking links on dodgy emails sent to big corporations is so easily done, I had one myself the other day, it looked like it was from a previous colleague who was also a friend. only at the last minute did I stop myself. It was a complete fake.

[webbo3]

I had loads of emails over the last couple of days and especially today telling me not to open any dubious attachments, I

[webbo3]

Didn't get any, we had no problems in my hospital.


Dave.

[jourdain2]

It seems to be spreading world-wide. Spain and Australia are badly affected, I believe. This is, of course, evil. Unfortunately - there are evil people about, and always will be. Perhaps it might be an idea to go back to having a paper & pen back-up? I'm always having arguments about booking forward appointments because 'the computer doesn't go that far'. A diary does.

[Mamyalynne]

There have been reports of pen and paper being used during consultations today and in fact every time I go to Hospital my written notes are added to whilst I am there.

I know that because the file gets thicker.

[jourdain2]

Makes sense mamya. I only left France 2 years ago and my GP always kept a written record. Useful, because I had cause to ask her about the date of a vaccination recently and all she had to do was fetch my file and look.
This illustrates my grave concern about the computerisation of everything. Paper records should be kept of anything important -and a lot of things are.

[mikey4444]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/video_and_audio/headlines/39900677/my-heart-surgery-was-cancelled

[naomi24]

Mikey, Did you actually take the time to listen to that interview?