Effectively no blood test service due to cyberattack, says Cork GP Blood tests and X-rays which rely on IT among procedures facing major delays
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Dr Mary Favier, former president of the Irish College of General Practitioners, said the impact of the cyberattack on the HSE is just about manageable at the moment but she is concerned for the future. File photograph: Dara Mac Dónaill
Doctors’ capacity to offer blood tests and X-rays are among the areas that have been worst affected by the cyberattack on the HSE, according to GPs in Cork city.
Dr Mary Favier, former president of the Irish College of General Practitioners, said the impact of the cyberattack is just about manageable at the moment but she is concerned for the future.
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