Microsoft outage and impact on the NHS

Sir Ciarán Devane, chief executive of the NHS Alliance said: “The Microsoft outage is affecting some NHS services, notably access to email, but it appears that all clinical and operational systems are working effectively. 

 “NHS leaders and their teams are working hard to minimise disruption, maintain essential services and support staff and patients who may be affected. Their priority is, as always, to ensure patient safety and continuity of care.

 "NHS organisations have workarounds in place when email is unavailable, so contingencies are in place to manage situations like this."