HSE warns of further cancellations as 833,000 now on waiting lists

A record 883,000 people are now on hospital waiting lists and 21,000 patients are waiting over a year for crucial treatment.

Thousands of hospital appointments will be cancelled again next week due to the cyberattack on the Health Service Executive's (HSE) IT system.

Health officials are warning it will be months and not weeks to fix the problems associated with hacking.