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Kirklees NHS healthcare and the global IT outage

19 July 2024

We are aware of issues in Kirklees caused by the global IT outage.

Patients should attend NHS appointments unless told otherwise. Only contact your GP if it’s urgent; otherwise please use 111 online, call 111 or visit the Together We Can website.

There are no impacts on 999 or emergency services although please remember A&E is for emergencies, serious injuries and life-threatening situations.

An NHS spokesperson said: “The NHS is aware of a global IT outage and an issue with EMIS, an appointment and patient record system, which is causing disruption in the majority of GP practices.

“The NHS has long standing measures in place to manage the disruption, including using paper patient records and handwritten prescriptions, and the usual phone systems to contact your GP.

“There is currently no known impact on 999 or emergency services, so people should use these services as they usually would.

“Patients should attend appointments unless told otherwise. Only contact your GP if it’s urgent, and otherwise please use 111 online or call 111″.

NHS England » Response to global IT outage