CASTLE Bromwich GP Anand Chitnis has advised local surgeries to use the internet only for "critical" activity, following a high-profile cyber attack which hit NHS facilities nationwide.
The Solihull Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) yesterday confirmed that some of its practices were among those affected by the malicious computer program.
A total of 45 health organisations in England and Scotland were caught up in the incident, although the Government has confirmed that patient data is secure.
Tweeting this morning, Dr Chitnis, who is the chair of Solihull CCG, said that IT staff were working hard to resolve problems.
He also advised GP staff not to use remote access until further notice.
Following on from the incident, Home Secretary Amber Rudd said that the health service needed to tighten up its security.
"Cyber-security is a huge industry and we can all do better to protect our businesses and our personal information," said Ms Rudd.
"I would expect NHS trusts to learn from this and to make sure that they do upgrade."
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