Ransomware in UK Hospitals

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Dear Warrington and Halton Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust,

1. In the last 5 years, how many times has your trust/hospital suffered from a ransomware attack? Please provide specific dates (months/years) if possible.
2. How much downtime did this cause (in hours)?
3. Did you pay the ransom? If so, how much was the ransom?
4. What was the total cost of the incident to your hospital/trust?

All of the data gathered will be anonymised in our final analysis and no individual trusts will be mentioned.

Yours faithfully,

Rebecca Moody

Foi (WARRINGTON AND HALTON HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST), Warrington and Halton Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

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Freedom of Information Assistant

Warrington and Halton Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Kendrick Wing, Warrington Hospital, WA5 1QG

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Foi (WARRINGTON AND HALTON HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST), Warrington and Halton Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

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Dear Sir/Madam  

 

Freedom of Information Act 2000 – Ref No: 19-469

 

Response to request dated 08/11/2019 made under the Freedom of Information
Act 2000

 

Questions and Response:

1. In the last 5 years, how many times has your trust/hospital suffered
from a ransomware attack? Please provide specific dates (months/years) if
possible. 0

2. How much downtime did this cause (in hours)? N/A

3. Did you pay the ransom? If so, how much was the ransom? N/A

4. What was the total cost of the incident to your hospital/trust? N/A

 

All of the data gathered will be anonymised in our final analysis and no
individual trusts will be mentioned.

 

 

 

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Patient Experience Team, Kendrick Wing, Warrington Hospital, Lovely Lane,
Warrington, WA5 1QG. 

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Alternatively you can complete an electronic complaints form and submit it
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Kind Regards

 

Freedom of Information Assistant

 

Warrington and Halton Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Kendrick Wing, Warrington Hospital, WA5 1QG

 

Email: [4][email address]

 

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