One month on from the cyber attack on HSE IT systems, the CEO of the Saolta Hospital Group has warned that patient services continue to feel the impact in Letterkenny, Sligo, Mayo, Roscommon, Portiuncula and Galway University Hospitals.
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Hospital services across the West and North West will face ongoing service disruptions into next week as a result of the ransomware attack on the HSE IT systems. Work is ongoing to get priority systems back including radiology, diagnostic and patient information systems which are essential for the delivery of safe care.
HSE warns of widespread cancellation of hospital appointments again next week
The HSE is warning patients to expect widespread cancellations of hospital appointments again next week.
Some computer systems have been restored after the cyber-attack almost 2 weeks ago, but most have not.
Emergency departments are still very busy due to the loss of IT equipment, while hospital, community and screening services are still affected.
The HSE s chief operations officer, Anne O Connor, says the disruption will continue for a long time.
The Saolta Hospital Group in the West is cancelling about 20,000 appointments as a result of the ransomware attack.
Tony Canavan, chief executive of the Saolta Group which manages seven hospitals in the region including Mayo, Roscommon, Sligo and Galway University Hospitals, says a number of services are affected..