The HSE has said systems for hospitals’ radiotherapy and laboratory facilities remain “very compromised” almost two weeks after a damaging cyberattack. The large voluntary hospitals in Dublin had resumed outpatient treatment, but only 40 per cent of outpatients nationally would be seen this week. The priority for the HSE continued to be to get radiotherapy and laboratory facilities back up and running and to provide critical patient care, she said. The HSE has said emergency departments are still open for all medical emergencies but are “very busy” because of the IT outage. Most community health services such as disability, mental health, primary care and older people’s services are operating as normal.

Source: The Irish Times May 26, 2021 10:30 UTC