The HSE is in the process of contacting thousands of patients to reschedule appointments, following Friday’s cyber attack on its networks.
It has led to disruption, to hospital services across the country – but the UL Hospitals Group has confirmed that the majority of outpatient appointments at Clare and Limerick hospitals, will go ahead as scheduled on Monday.
Hospital Management has also advised that the Emergency Department at University Hospital Limerick is very busy, and is urging patients to consider their care options before attending the ED.
Chemotherapy and dialysis services are continuing as normal, but radiology is among the areas scaled back.
Dr. Denis McCauley, from the Irish Medical Organisation’s GP committee, says there will be some disruption to routine appointments:
