NHS confirms stolen data published online is from blood test provider

Health service in England issues update saying there is no evidence' hackers published entire database

Stolen data published online has been confirmed as having come from the NHS provider Synnovis, NHS England has said.

Synnovis, which manages blood tests for NHS trusts and GP services, primarily in south-east London, was the victim of a cyber-attack - understood to have been carried out by the Russian group Qilin - on 3 June.