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Telephone system failure disrupts healthcare access in Norrbotten

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Telephone system failure disrupts healthcare access in Norrbotten
Key Points
  • TeleQ system failure disrupts calls to healthcare in Norrbotten.
  • Issue discovered Tuesday morning, troubleshooting ongoing.
  • Other regions with TeleQ also affected.

A telephone system failure is currently making it difficult to reach health centers and hospitals in Norrbotten, Sweden. The issue involves the TeleQ system, according to the region. For example, patients cannot reach menu options when calling health centers and clinics, and there are also problems with calling out to patients from TeleQ.

The problem was discovered on Tuesday morning, and troubleshooting is ongoing. Several other regions have the same system as Region Norrbotten and are also affected by the telephone issues.

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