North East and North Cumbria patients warned over further IT outage disruption

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North East and North Cumbria patients warned over further IT outage disruption
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Friday's outage affected about 330 GP practices in the North East and North Cumbria.

A health board is warning patients of disruption this week as NHS systems get back on track following Friday's global IT outage.

The North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board said access to most systems was expected to be restored, however there could still be "a knock-on effect going into the new week".Friday's outage affected about half of GP practices across the North East and North Cumbria as well as pharmacies and community services.About 330 GP practices under the NHS North East and North Cumbria ICB were affected by the outage - which was about half of its total GP surgeries.

The ICB said practices would be "open for business as usual", but some might not be able to issue repeat prescriptions. Dr O'Brien said: "GP practices will be back open on Monday morning, but if you don't need their help urgently, please consider calling your surgery on another day instead.Patients are advised to see their pharmacist for an emergency supply if they are likely to run out of their medication in the next 48 hours.Northern Pride brings thousands to city centreThere is evidence of water ingress in one of the clubs but work is under way to fix the problem.

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