Belfast Trust statement as appointments and procedures cancelled due to ‘network issues’

The trust has said “Business continuity arrangements were put in place to manage the outage”

Patient appointments and procedures at the Belfast Trust have been cancelled due to “intermittent network issues”.

The health trust issued a statement this evening saying that it has been experiencing problems with its computer systems and has had to cancel procedures and appointments as a result.

The trust has not said how many cancellations have taken place or what specific computer system the intermittent network issues impacted.

In June, 2024, the Belfast Trust became the second NI health trust to go live with the Encompass digital patient record system which is now operates across all trusts.

A Belfast Health and Social Care Trust spokesperson said: “Belfast Trust has been experiencing intermittent network issues impacting a number of our services. Business continuity arrangements were put in place to manage the outage.

“The system is currently operating as normal.

“Unfortunately, we have had to cancel some procedures and appointments as a result. Many patients will already have had their appointment rescheduled. If your appointment is affected, our team will be in touch as soon as possible to arrange an alternative appointment.

“We appreciate your support and understanding at this time.”

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