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Mean for patients? this is a stark example of how a cyberattack aimed at the health service can have a direct impact on patients. the attack targeted an it company called synnovis which is responsible for providing pathology services for hospitals and gp surgeries. it meant some operations had to be cancelled, some procedures moved elsewhere. the nhs said the attack is having an impact on the delivery of services. here at saint thomas' but at guy's hospital, evalina hospital, king's college and the royal brompton which is where 70—year—old oliver was about to have open heart surgery and mo...

It company that provides pathology services for a number of london hospitals and gp surgeries, such as blood transfusions and test results, things are crucial to life—saving care. it meant a number of operations have been cancelled and some have been diverted elsewhere. the nhs says the attack is having a significant impact on the delivery of services at saint thomas' and also guy's hospital, royal brompton, and a children's hospital. oliver was minutes away from going into theatre before being told his operation was not going to happen. i was initially dumbfounded, i suppose. and then upset...

King's, guy's and st thomas's, the royal brompton and the evelina children's hospital all declared a critical incident. the attack targeted pathology services and led to operations being cancelled at short notice, and emergency patients having to be diverted elsewhere. nhs officials say they're working with the national cyber security centre to understand exactly what happened. there's always going to be two outcomes that they're going to look to try and do. number one is just get the business back up and running again — the sooner they can do that, the sooner that they can get that flow of ...

And members of the public will be among the guests. you can watch the event live on bbc one from quarter past ten this morning. and tonight at 8.30, you can watch a special vigil, live at the bayeux war cemetery in normandy. a lot more to come from here and from sarah. it's time for news, travel and weather where you are. hello, and a very good morning from bbc london, i'm alice salfield. some of london's biggest hospitals are dealing with the consequences of a cyber attack which led to thousands of operations and blood transfusions being cancelled. king's, guy's and st thomas's, the royal bro...

What does this mean for patients? took me through the impact so far. it is continuing to have a significant impact. a number of operations have been cancelled, all those procedures have been diverted. it really is a stark example of how a cyber attack on the national health service can directly impact patients. went understand the attack targeted an it system which provides pathology services to hospitals and gp surgeries across london. those are things like blood tests, transfusions, test results, things critical to life—saving care. we know the nhs says things are significantly destructive...