NHS 111 software outage confirmed as cyber-attack

The NHS 111 service experienced a cyber-attack causing a software outage and disrupting patient referral operations. Advanced, the digital services provider, confirmed the attack and said it had isolated its health and care environments. Though NHS reported minimal disruption, the issue is not expected to be fully resolved until next week. UK crime agencies and cyber security centres are investigating the incident, which is suspected to be a ransomware attack.