10,000 patients have appointments or procedures cancelled in Mid-West following IT hack

Record numbers have been attending the Emergency Department at University Hospital Limerick over the last week and less urgent patients are being advised to expect delays. Picture: Dan Linehan

Up to 10,000 scheduled patient appointments and medical procedures have been cancelled in the Mid-West region following the devastating cyber attack of the HSE’s  IT systems.

The UL Hospitals Group has warned widespread service disruption will continue into a fourth week due to the impact of the hack.