Microsoft Outage Disrups NHS 999 Calls and UK Police Services

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A global Microsoft configuration patch caused widespread disruptions to UK public services, including the NHS and police forces.

Industry experts confirmed the incident was caused by an internal software error rather than a cyber attack.

NHS 111 and 999 call handlers faced administrative delays due to broken patient referral pipelines, though emergency calls functioned normally.

Multiple police forces urged the public to use telephone lines instead of broken website forms to report non-emergency crimes.

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