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Waterford, Ireland / WLR
May 15, 2021 | 10:06 AM
Thousands of medical procedures, appointments and scans scheduled for next week have been cancelled following a cyberattack on the health service.
University Hospital Waterford says the attack on the HSE’s IT systems has resulted in considerable delays at their Emergency Department and impacted their ability to deliver normal outpatient services.
Management at UHW and at Kilcreen Regional Hospital are advising that all outpatient appointments for Monday the 17th of May – including Radiology and Cardiology – are now cancelled.
All surgical procedures and endoscopy services have also been cancelled.
The Irish Times reports that the Health Service Executive (HSE) has said the disruption caused by the attack on its IT system will last well into next week, with it to be at least three days before the scale of the damage is clear.
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People who have booked a Covid-19 test already are advised to go to their appointment as scheduled. File photograph: iStock
The Health Service Executive (HSE) has shut down all its IT systems following a cyberattack leading to a disruption in services for patients , including x-rays and radiology appointments.
Efforts to restore the systems are ongoing, but it will likely be several days before services return to normal, chief operations officer Anne O’Connor said on Saturday.