Patients warned of long delays in emergency departments over cyberattack fallout

To the critically ill and injured, the message was “we are open,” said Dr Emily O’Connor. Picture: Daragh Mc Sweeney/Provision

Two emergency medicine consultants have warned that emergency departments are facing continued delays because of the cyberattack.

Anyone who needs to go to an emergency department should bring any previous prescriptions or details of medication with them, they told RTÉ radio’s Today with Claire Byrne show.