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York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundations Trust said it was experiencing some issues with IT systems due to the global Microsoft issue. A trust spokesperson said: "Patients should continue to attend for appointments and access urgent care services if needed." However, bosses at hospitals in Leeds, Bradford, Sheffield and Rotherham all reassured patients that appointments were going ahead as planned and that clinical systems had not been affected. City of York Council, North Yorkshire Council, Bradford Council, Leeds City Council and Sheffield City Council all urged residents to contact them by telephone for any urgent inquiries.
A City of York Council spokesperson said: "Our email systems are being affected by the global Microsoft Outlook outage. "Our online forms and services are still available. If you need urgent assistance please contact us by telephone." South Yorkshire Police, North Yorkshire Police and West Yorkshire Police all confirmed they had been affected.
Meanwhile, several courts – including Leeds Magistrates' Court and Sheffield Crown Court - have experienced delays. A spokesperson for Microsoft said it was seeing "encouraging recovery", but "some users may still experience intermittent issues".
Source: BBC
