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The ransomware attack on the HSE IT systems continues to have a considerable impact on hospital services. Here are the service disruptions at Portiuncula University Hospital:

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In early January, all but very urgent and time critical inpatient and day surgery was curtailed in Mayo University Hospital (MUH).

Mayo University Hospital (MUH) is reverting to virtual outpatient clinics for the next two weeks and most elective procedures at the hospital have also been deferred, apart from time-critical procedures and cancer cases, which are still going ahead. Patients are being notified directly of cancellations.

Mayo University Hospital has advised that patients who require Emergency Department care are to firstly come to the main Emergency Department (ED) entrance at the front of the hospital.

Portiuncula University Hospital has deferred all but very urgent inpatient, day surgery, diagnostics tests and outpatient appointments from Monday, March 16, until further notice.

Fears that Portiuncula University Hospital would lose its maternity and emergency department services were allayed this week.

Local TD, Denis Naughten, has contacted the Minister for Health seeking his urgent intervention to fully open 29 beds to alleviate the current crisis in the Emergency Department of Portiuncula Hospital.

The official opening of the long-awaited new 70 bedroom complex at the Sacred Heart Hospital in Castlebar will be performed this morning (Friday) by Minister Michael Ring.

A local election candidate has called on the government to establish an acute assessment facility at University Hospital Galway's psychiatric unit so service users can bypass the emergency department.