Patients asked to attend appointments despite ongoing IT problems Patients are being urged to attend appointments as normal despite an ongoing "major IT problem" at Scotland's biggest health board. NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde have apologised to hundreds of patients after operations and appointments were cancelled for a second day on Wednesday. Over Tuesday and Wednesday, around 564 appointments were cancelled, including operations and chemotherapy treatment, as a result of the IT crash. Computer specialists were still trying to fix the problem on Thursday but patients are being asked to go to their appointment where they will be "individually clinically assessed." On Wednesday, Scotland's Health Secretary Alex Neil instructed a review be carried out "to make sure that these systems are robust." He told MSPs at Holyrood: "I have already instructed a robust review right across the National Health Service in Scotland with all NHS boards to make sure that these systems are robust and the back-up systems are robust." NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde Chief Executive Robert Calderwood issued an unreserved apology to patients on Wednesday. He said: "I apologise unreservedly for the inconvenience this has caused to our patients who have had their procedures postponed and I will ensure that everything possible is done to get their treatment carried out at the earliest possible opportunity. I can assure everyone that our senior management team, IT specialists and clinical leads have been working around the clock and will continue to do so until this issue is resolved.