Cyberattack leaves hospital staff running paper charts in 'back to basics' approach

A HSE spokeswoman said hospitals are working to get priority systems back online, including radiology and diagnostic systems, maternity and infant care, patient administration systems and radiation oncology.

Hospitals are preparing for weeks of disruption from the cyberattack that has left staff physically running paper charts to replace the compromised IT systems.

Thousands of hospital treatments have been put in jeopardy, with Tánaiste Leo Varadkar declaring it an attack on the State.