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Microsoft outage sparks chaos across NHS, police and schools
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Fusion42 · 13 November 2026 · Fusion42 review
A global Microsoft outage disrupted critical UK public services, including NHS patient referral systems, police crime reporting, and school communications, by disabling core tools like Outlook and Teams. Security experts confirmed it was due to an internal Microsoft error rather than a cyber attack.
This Wire brief sits within Fusion42's coverage of Govtech, and 8 sources have reported it.
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Microsoft’s outage shows how critical cloud failures can halt public services instantly. You need to evaluate your dependency on single cloud providers and build fallback plans before your customers face this chaos.
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8 sources · 13 Nov 2026
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