Surgeries

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Waiting time for spinal surgeries in Tallaght Hospital now exceeding 18 months – Crowe

April 6, 2018 by Seán Crowe TD

Dublin South West TD, Seán Crowe, has described delays in spinal surgeries in Tallaght Hospital as ‘cruel and dangerous’. The Sinn Féin TD was responding to a reply he received to a Parliamentary Question he submitted to the Minister for Health which advised that the waiting time for spinal surgery is exceeding 18 months. Deputy […]

250 cancelled surgeries in Tallaght Hospital last year – Crowe

February 10, 2017 by Seán Crowe TD

Dublin South West TD, Seán Crowe, has said that figures released by the Health Service Executive (HSE) show that 250 patients had multiple surgeries in Tallaght Hospital cancelled last year. The figures also revealed that an estimated 5,366 patients from right across the State had their surgeries cancelled. The Sinn Féin TD described cancelled surgeries […]

Surgeries being cancelled every day, claims Crowe

September 12, 2016 by Seán Crowe TD

Dublin South West Sinn Féin TD, Seán Crowe, has described cancelled surgeries as a fact of daily life in public hospitals right across the State and said the practice was the result of the cruellest of public spending cuts. Crowe believes the only real solution to the crisis lies in the recruitment and retention of […]