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Microsoft outage hits hospitals, GPs, schools and police across UK
UK NewsHealth•November 13, 2026 at 10:11 AMNational

Microsoft outage hits hospitals, GPs, schools and police across UK

By Ben Quinn and Andrew Gregory•The Guardian - UK News

NHS suffering ‘serious’ and widespread disruption, while people are told of possible delays in receiving prescriptionsMicrosoft outage – live updatesHospitals, GPs and police forces across the UK have been hit by the global Microsoft outage, as key services battle to get systems back online.Police forces across the country reported that their systems had been affected, while NHS sources said the healthcare system was experiencing “widespread” and “serious” disruption, with staff reporting being unable to access email and IT systems they use to deliver healthcare. Continue reading...

NHS suffering ‘serious’ and widespread disruption, while people are told of possible delays in receiving prescriptions

Hospitals, GPs and police forces across the UK have been hit by the global Microsoft outage, as key services battle to get systems back online.

Police forces across the country reported that their systems had been affected, while NHS sources said the healthcare system was experiencing “widespread” and “serious” disruption, with staff reporting being unable to access email and IT systems they use to deliver healthcare.

Continue reading...

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