If not, it would be referred on to the service to action and respond.
People with non-life threatening conditions have also been asked to avoid the emergency department.
At Waikato Hospital, some elective surgeries have been deferred, while a number of outpatient clinics have been reduced, the board said in a statement.
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Chaos in the Waikato due to an IT systems outage affecting all clinical services to varying degrees across the DHB’s hospitals.
Of 102 elective surgeries planned for inpatients at Waikato Hospital on Wednesday, 73 are still going ahead.
As a result of Tuesday’s disruptions, six elective surgeries were cancelled, while 95 went ahead.