“Interestingly, the NHS takes a very strict and sanitary approach to dealing with these attacks, shutting down almost all of its IT capabilities while it triages and treats the problem. Why would we expect any different from a medical organization? Moving forward if we are to prevent these attacks causing delays to treatment and potentially deaths, NHS trusts are going to have to invest in technology to deal with cyber-threats.”

http://www.cbronline.com/news/cybersecurity/breaches/nhs-held-ransom-massive-cyber-attack-hits-hospitals-nationwide/