Hardware issues within Nova Scotia Health (NSH) had systems down around the province. The province’s Department of Cyber Security and Digital Solutions says this was not related to the worldwide Microsoft outages. In an email to CTV, NSH said staff in the Central Zone used what they called “established downtime procedures” which they use when their clinical systems are not available. Those procedures are implemented to ensure patient care and safety are not affected when their main systems are down. NSH confirmed that outpatient blood collection had to be paused this morning. CTV News also heard from patients who say their chemotherapy treatments were affected as well as online pharmacy services. The province’s Department of Cyber Security and Digital Solutions says Thursday’s hardware issues were not a cyber-related event. For more Nova Scotia news, visit our dedicated provincial page
