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The Microsoft 365 outage has disrupted NHS services in England, including remote therapy sessions, The Guardian reports, citing NHS sources. Staff have also reported being unable to access email and IT systems.
Why it mattersPharmacies say the disruption is making it harder to contact some GP surgeries about prescriptions, with significant waits for medicines reported. The Guardian says several UK police forces have also asked people to report crimes by phone rather than online. These are reported impacts of the continuing outage, not evidence that healthcare services have stopped operating altogether.
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Microsoft AI Watch Update What changedWest Sussex County Council says its email and other systems are not working as expected during the Microsoft outage. It says phone lines remain open, though some services may be unavailable, and asks people to expect delays while it works through the disruption.
Sussex Police says some online form submissions may be affected. It advises people to call 999 in an emergency and 101 for a time-critical non-emergency report.
SussexWorld reports that both organisations are affected. These local impacts add a practical point to the wider outage: some council services and online police reporting may be disrupted, but the organisations have provided phone alternatives.
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- West Sussex County Council and Sussex Police hit by global Microsoft outage - SussexWorld: SussexWorld reports that West Sussex County Council says its email and other systems are not working as expected, with phone lines open but some services possibly unavailable; Sussex Police says some online form submissions may be affected and directs emergency calls to 999 and time-critical non-emergency reports to 101.
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Microsoft AI Watch Update What changedIsle of Man Government departments are unable to receive incoming emails during the Microsoft outage, Isle of Man Today reports. The government says emails already sent should arrive once services are restored, while online services remain operational. Confirmation emails for payments and other transactions may be delayed.
Manx Care says some services remain disrupted, and warns that emails and electronic forms may appear to send successfully without being received. It advises people with urgent matters to telephone the service they need.
The government also advises anyone needing urgent contact with public services to visit a public counter or call the relevant service. These local instructions add a useful distinction: some online services are still running, but email and forms cannot be relied on for urgent communication.
Sources and evidence
- Microsoft struggles to restore email and other services in a global outage - AP News: Isle of Man Government departments cannot receive incoming email during the Microsoft outage; Manx Care reports disruption to some services and warns that emails and forms may not have been received.
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