Scheduled Care Is Being Restored At Naas General Hospital.

However, the Kildare facility's systems are not functioning as usual and patients may experience delays and in some cases cancellations."

"Scheduled care" is being restored across the Dublin Midlands Hospital Group, including Naas General, in the wake of the cyber attack on the HSE.

The Kildare hospital says "Although essential services are continuing, our systems are not functioning as usual and patients may experience delays and in some cases cancellations."

The cyber attack on our IT systems has caused disruption to medical card services. Our processes are slower and will be impacted for some time. Online registration is down but you can post a completed application form to: National Medical Card Unit, PO Box 11745, D11 XKF3. pic.twitter.com/psCLM6ghwF

— HSE Ireland (@HSELive) June 25, 2021

Patient are being asked to attend their appointment unless contacted by the hospital.

Naas General says "delays should be expected and we continue to thank patients for the patience and support in this regard."
 
Attendances to the Emergency Department at Naas General Hospital remain high for this time of year.

The hospital is asking patients to consider their care options via their GP or GP Out of Hours before presenting to the Emergency Department. Patients who require urgent care will be prioritised.

What to bring to your appointment

Your most recent hospital letter

A copy of your current medications

Alice Kinsella, General Manager at Naas General Hospital said: “The cyber attack has caused severe disruption in recent weeks. Our teams, with the support of the HSE ICT colleagues, continue the work of restoring our systems. While good progress has been made in restoring some of our systems, services are continuing to see significant impacts and disruptions. Although essential services are continuing, our systems are not functioning as usual and patients may experience delays and in some cases cancellations. While some services are operational, work is continuing in the background to return and update the various systems. We have also been impacted administratively with limited, or no access to the internet and some staff emails.  However, we have made significant progress and it is encouraging that the work done to date in prioritising the most important clinical and patient information systems has allowed us to gradually and safely restore services for patients. We are also working to reschedule patients cancelled over the last month as soon as possible. I would like to thank our staff for their continued commitment and dedication during this difficult time. I would also like to thank the community for their patience and we greatly appreciate their continued support while we work to restore our systems fully.”

If you have a question, phone 045 849 910. Lines are open Monday to Friday, 8.30am to 5pm. Visit hse.ie for any further changes to services or disruptions.