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"There are no indications of any cyberattack" at this point, the President of the European Council, Antonio Costa, said.

The company, which fell victim to a ransomware cyberattack in June 2024 that caused more than 1,000 NHS operations to be postponed, said the attack had "significantly reduced our capacity to process samples".

The statement continued: "You will also be aware that one of these incidents was a criminal cyberattack, the response to which was an extraordinary effort from multiple partners, including Synnovis, to maintain a viable service for our GP colleagues, while Synnovis undertook the significant task of rebuilding their systems from the ground up."

According to a statement released by NHS England in October, 10,152 acute outpatient appointments and 1,710 elective procedures were postponed as a result of the cyberattack.

The cyberattack led to the disruption of critical services including NHS 111, and left some healthcare staff unable to access patient records.