Health board suffers ‘no direct impact’ from cyber attack

NHS Shetland has suffered no direct impact on its IT systems following the world wide cyber attack on Friday.

Thirteen Scottish health boards have been affected by the ransomware attack, which led to cancelled procedures and abandoned appointments in various parts of the country.

But the local health authority says its systems have not been attacked. That means there has been no loss of personal data, nor are there any changes to planned clinical services.

Chief executive Ralph Roberts said: “I would like to acknowledge our IT staff who have worked hard over the weekend to ensure our systems remain appropriately protected. We also have a number of contingency arrangements in place to help keep systems safe.

“These should not impact on service users in any way, however if anyone does experience any disruption we would ask for them to bear with us as we continue to work through the security measures.
“We will provide a public update should the situation change.”

NO COMMENTS

Add Your Comment

Add Your Comment

Please note, it is the policy of The Shetland Times to publish comments and letters from named individuals only. Both forename and surname are required.

Comments are moderated. Contributors must observe normal standards of decency and tolerance for the opinions of others.

The views expressed are those of contributors and not of The Shetland Times.

The Shetland Times reserves the right to decline or remove any contribution without notice or stating reason.

Comments are limited to 200 words but please email longer articles or letters to editorial@shetlandtimes.co.uk for consideration and include a daytime telephone number and your address. If emailing information in confidence please put "Not for publication" in both the subject line and at the top of the main message.

200 words left

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.

logo

Get Latest News in Your Inbox

Join the The Shetland Times mailing list to get one daily email update at midday on what's happening in Shetland.