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A Microsoft outage is disrupting some GP, pharmacy and police communications across the UK, the BBC reports. Microsoft says unusually high server stress caused the problem, and that fixes so far have not worked as expected.
Why it mattersSome GP practices have asked patients not to use their websites for now. If you have an urgent need, affected practices say to phone or visit; police forces advise calling 101 for time-critical, non-emergency reports. Pharmacies say delays to communication with GP practices could also mean some prescriptions take longer. The familiar services outage has a very real-world footprint.
Discuss: Should essential services have to maintain independent backup communications, even when that means paying for systems they may rarely use?
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