Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 2 June 2021

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health

Impact of Covid-19 on Cancer Services: Discussion

Photo of David CullinaneDavid Cullinane (Waterford, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

My next question is for Professor Landers. The IMO and the IHCA referred to the impact the cyberattack has had on cancer care. It seems to have had an even greater impact than Covid, which is extraordinary. I ask him to give us a flavour of what is happening on the ground. He works in University Hospital Waterford, which is a cancer centre. Many services there have been affected from diagnosis through to various treatments. What types of problems has the cyberattack caused for those who are trying to provide cancer care in acute hospitals?

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