At least two trusts have declared incidents after a cyber attack on a key supplier, HSJ understands.
An Iran-linked group appears to have claimed responsibility for the attack on medical device supplier Stryker, saying it was a response to a bombing that killed dozens of children in the town of Minab.
The US firm was attacked on Wednesday evening and local NHS procurement teams spent Thursday determining what the impact would be on trusts that buy orthopaedic implants, defibrillators, ambulance trolleys and other products from the company.
Sources at two acute trusts confirmed they had declared incidents due to the supply concerns, but they did not want to be identified. So far trusts have been able to obtain equipment needed urgently from elsewhere after implementing their business continuity plans.
National NHS bodies have set up an incident team to manage supply disruption, but have not declared a national critical incident.
Date: 12 March