The Welsh Ambulance Service says the outage is significant, far-reaching and affects all four nations in the UK, but NHS England says there's 'currently minimal disruption'.
People seeking medical help via the NHS 111 service are being warned there could be delays after a cyberattack led to a"major" computer system outage.
The security issue was identified at 7am on Thursday morning, and it has affected the system used to dispatch ambulances, book out-of-hours appointments and issue emergency prescriptions.The Welsh Ambulance Service says the outage is significant and far-reaching - and affects all four nations in the UK.
Although it has"developed and deployed plans so services can continue to operate", this weekend is set to be busier than usual for 111 in Wales - and it may take longer for calls to be answered.NHS England says 111 services are still available and there is"currently minimal disruption", with"tried-and-tested contingency plans in place".
A Scottish government spokesman said it is aware of reported disruption to a system used by one of NHS Scotland's suppliers - adding that it's working with other health boards and the National Cyber Security Centre"to fully understand potential impact".
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