The NHS has been struck by a cyber attack that targeted ambulance dispatch systems and emergency prescriptions.
The software outage affected the NHS 111 non-emergency service but the overall disruption was minimal.
GPs in London were warned that they may need to deal with more patients because of a "significant" issue with 111, while the Welsh Ambulance Service said calls may take longer to get answered this weekend. "There is currently minimal disruption and the NHS will continue to monitor the situation as it works with [software firm] Advanced to resolve their software system as quickly as possible - tried and tested contingency plans are in place for local areas who use this service.
"We can confirm that the incident is related to a cyber-attack and as a precaution, we immediately isolated all our health and care environments."
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