Andover War Memorial Hospital "not affected" by worldwide cyber attack say Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

The organisation, which was one of the 48 NHS trusts across the country to be hit by a ransomware software on Friday, say computers at the Charlton Road facility were not infected with the virus.

According to the trust, only Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital suffered in the attack.

In a statement, a spokesperson for the trust said: "Royal Hampshire County Hospital in Winchester and Andover War Memorial Hospital have not been affected and there has been no loss of patient data as a result of the attack at any of the Hampshire Hospitals sites.

"The cyber attack has had a limited impact on some of our x-ray facilities at Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital.

"These services will be temporarily reduced while the machines are being repaired.

"Emergency services continue and any patient with an appointment should attend as expected unless specifically contacted by the hospital.

"We would ask patients not to call the hospital to confirm appointments are still going ahead in order to keep our phone lines open for urgent enquiries."

The spokesperson added: "Services have been maintained over the weekend.

"The walk in x-ray service at Basingstoke will be closed on Monday 15 May for patients referred by their GP.

"Patients can attend Royal Hampshire County Hospital, Andover War Memorial Hospital or Alton Community Hospital as an alternative.

"We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause and are working closely with our engineers to restore our radiology machines as soon as possible."

News of the worldwide cyber-attack broke on Friday and it is now believed over 150 countries have been hit since then.

The virus, known as WannaCry, is a type of ransomware that takes control of user's files and demands $300 (£230) to restore access.

Experts say the virus exploits a flaw in Microsoft Windows operating systems, which have not been properly "patched" with up-to-date security.

The tech giant has since blamed governments for storing data on software vulnerabilities which could then be accessed by hackers.

The virus is believed to have infected over 200,000 computers so far.

The UK and Russia are believed to be the hardest hit.

In England, 48 National Health Service (NHS) trusts reported problems at hospitals, doctor surgeries or pharmacies, and 13 NHS organisations in Scotland were also affected.

Other organisations targeted worldwide included Germany's rail network Deutsche Bahn, Spanish telecommunications operator Telefonica, French carmaker Renault, US logistics giant FedEx and Russia's Interior Ministry.