"Of course it is important that we have set up the National Cyber Security Centre and they are able to work with the NHS organisations concerned and to ensure that they are supported and patient safety is protected".
The Prime Minister said the ransomware hit was "not targeted" at the health service but was part of a wider assault on organisations across a number of countries.
This is not targeted at the NHS, it's an global attack and a number of countries and organisations have been affected.
Hospitals across England cancelled appointments and turned away patients Friday after suffering an apparent cyberattack.
In the United Kingdom, hospitals in London, northwest England and other parts of the country reported problems and asked patients not to come to the hospitals unless it was an emergency.
NHS Digital said systems are believed to be affected by "a ransomware attack" by the malware varient "Wanna Decryptor", but patient data is not thought to have been accessed. Earlier today, Spain's National Cryptology Centre said various local firms were being targeted by this same variant of the WannaCry virus, including Telefonica and several energy suppliers.
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Barts Health NHS Trust in London said on its website it was "experiencing a major IT disruption and there are delays at all of our hospitals".
NHS England said they are "aware of the issue and are looking into it".
Often cases in ransomware attacks, the malicious program will encrypt the files on a machine, or create an encrypted backup and delete the original files to prevent any sort of system rollback.
"More widely we ask people to use the NHS wisely while we deal with this major incident which is still ongoing".
It said its hospitals had shut down all computer systems as a protective measure and cancelled all non-urgent activity.
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