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NHS: Blood Supply Still Affected by June 2024 Vendor Attack

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NHS in England Urging One Million People to Donate Blood to 'Secure' Supply Marianne Kolbasuk McGee (HealthInfoSec) • June 9, 2025

The NHS in England says blood supplies are still low in the country due in part to the attack on a pathology testing partner in June 2024. (Image: Getty Images)

The National Health System in England is still dealing with blood supply issues one year after a ransomware attack on a British pathology laboratory services provider disrupted patient care and testing services at several London-based hospitals and triggered a nationwide shortage of type O-negative blood.

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The National Health Systems Blood and Transplant in an advisory said it is urging one million people in England to donate blood to "secure" the nation's supply.

The plea from the NHSBT comes one year after a June ...


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