Hospitals in Nottingham are returning to normal following the ‘ransomware’ cyber-attack that hit NHS organisations across the country, but some GPs are still affected.
King’s Mill Hospital near Mansfield shut down all computers on Friday afternoon and asked staff to work on paper.
Nottingham’s Queen’s Medical Centre and City Hospitals also disconnected some systems as a precaution, but were not directly affected and ran as normal over the weekend.
‘Ransomware’ locks users’ files and demands a payment to allow access, with dozens of organisations across 150 countries affected by Friday’s attack.
The NHS is advising patients with GP appointments to attend unless they have been contacted by their GP and told not to do so.
On Monday morning Tudor House Medical Practice in Sherwood and Elmswood Surgery at the Sherwood Health Centre have said they have no access to their computer systems so are unable to view any patient medical records.
The Family Medical Centre in Carlton is in the same position. The practice manager confirmed staff are working on paper as the computer system is still off.
King’s Mill Hospital managers say their IT systems are back up and running, after some scan appointments were cancelled over the weekend.
No appointments were cancelled at the Queen’s Medical Centre or City Hospitals.
Dr Andy Haynes, medical director of Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, which runs King’s Mill, said: “Our clinical IT systems are up and running as normal from today (May 15) after they were shutdown as a precautionary measure on Friday.
“Patients due to attend outpatient clinics and for MRI, CT and ultrasound scans across the Trust should attend as per their appointment information.
“There may be some delays as things return normal, so I would ask people to please bear with us.
“I would like to thank staff for their extra effort and dedication over the weekend in keeping as as many services as possible running safely and effectively.
“The impact on outpatient clinics and planned operations was minimal.”
Nottingham University Hospitals Trust, which runs the QMC and City Hospitals asked patients to attend any planned operations and appointments as normal and a spokesperson confirmed the majority of internal IT systems switched off on Friday are back up and running after they were shut down as a precautionary measure.
