DOCTOR’s surgeries are experiencing issues in booking in patients for appointments this morning.

GP practices across town have reported that their appointments systems are down, with engineers working to fix the problem.

A spokesman for NHS Warrington Clinical Commissioning Group said: “GP practices are experiencing IT issues this morning – engineers are working on this as a matter of priority.

“All practices have business continuity plans, and these have been actioned to make sure that there are no adverse effects.

“Practices are working hard to ensure that patients are seen as normal.”