'All we need is a swarm of locusts' as Limerick hospitals battle HSE hack and Covid surge

The UL Group has urged the public not to attend for previously arranged outpatients appointments at any of its six hospital locations in the Mid-West. Picture: Brendan Gleeson

The clinical director of cancer services for the UL Hospitals Group has said the cyber attack on the HSE’s computer systems has had a “devastating” impact on his department’s ability to treat and manage patients, particularly those awaiting investigative procedures.

The UL Group has urged the public not to attend for previously arranged outpatients appointments at any of its six hospital locations in the Mid-West unless patients are specifically contacted by the group with an appointment time. This will be done by telephone, a spokesman said.