Global Microsoft outage disrupts Derbyshire police, schools and NHS

Summarised from 3 outlets · 5 reports · Updated 13 Nov, 17:00 · Archive

A global Microsoft outage has disrupted services across Derbyshire, affecting police reporting, NHS consultations and schools.

A global Microsoft outage that began on Thursday has disrupted services across Derbyshire and affected more than 70 countries. Microsoft's programmes including Teams, Outlook and Copilot are experiencing connectivity problems.

Derbyshire police has confirmed it is affected, with online forms for incident reporting not working as normal. The force has advised residents to use live chat on its website, private messages or phone 101 to make reports, or dial 999 for emergencies. The force said it would provide updates once services returned to full working order.

The NHS is facing problems accessing Rapid Health, an online consultation system used by GP practices. GP surgeries have sent messages to patients urging them to call reception for any urgent medical problems.

Schools in the area have also been impacted. West Park School in Spondon informed parents that emails were not being received and announced early closure at 3pm, with no detentions or catch-up sessions scheduled.

Amber Valley Borough Council released a statement saying it was unable to send or receive emails as a result of the outage, though its phone lines remained fully operational. Multiple Derbyshire organisations are working together to manage the disruption caused by the global Microsoft service failure.

How it is being reported

• Derbyshire Microsoft outage: County organisations work together as Microsoft IT outage impacts systemsDerbyshire residents are warned of disruption affecting services across the county.Derbyshire Times · 13 Nov, 16:44
• Derbyshire Microsoft outage: County organisations work together as Microsoft IT outage impacts systemsDerbyshire residents are warned of disruption affecting services across the county.Buxton Advertiser · 13 Nov, 16:44
• Derbyshire Microsoft outage live blog: Live updates as Derbyshire services affected by Microsoft outage - including NHS, police, and councilsDerbyshire residents are warned of disruption affecting services across the county.Buxton Advertiser · 13 Nov, 10:54
• Derbyshire Microsoft outage live blog: Live updates as Derbyshire services affected by Microsoft outage - including NHS, police, and councilsDerbyshire residents are warned of disruption affecting services across the county.Derbyshire Times · 13 Nov, 10:47
• Derbyshire police, schools and NHS disruption after global Microsoft outageThe outage has affected more than 70 countries, according to reportsDerbyshire Live · 13 Nov, 10:15

In this story: Derbyshire · Derbyshire police · Microsoft · NHS · West Park School · Amber Valley Borough Council

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