London NHS trust cancels operations as IT system fails in heatwave
by Denis Campbell Health policy editor from World news | The Guardian on (#61NC7)
Guy's and St Thomas' trust having to postpone and divert appointments, with doctors unable to see patients' notes
One of the NHS's biggest hospital trusts is facing major problems after its IT system failed because of the extreme temperatures earlier this week.
Guy's and St Thomas' trust (GSTT) in London has had to cancel operations, postpone appointments and divert seriously ill patients to other hospitals in the capital as a result of its IT meltdown.
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