An IT error has resulted in the cancelation of more than 700 appointments with NHS Glasgow and Clyde, which represents the largest health board in Scotland.

The cause of the IT error has been attributed finally to a software glitch with the Microsoft Active Directory which supports the trust’s network, after blame was originally placed on server and back-up system failures.

The IT system was rebooted on Thursday with the support of Microsoft engineers and is now fully operational.

IT technicians have now moved to identify how the Directory became corrupted and increase the resilience of the IT framework and back-up systems.

The network framework is set to come under increased strain, as more users are added, as part of the NHS’s digital strategy.

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