THERE are 150 people with serious spine and brain injuries who have been waiting up to six months to be admitted to a specialist rehabilitation facility, according to figures obtained by the Irish Examiner.

PARENTS fighting for a rehab bed for their paralysed daughter were devastated last night after being told that she has contracted the MRSA superbug.

THE family of a paralysed woman who can’t get a rehab bed are planning to launch a massive fundraising drive to source help abroad.

A SCARCITY of beds for patients in need of rehabilitation is inflating waiting lists and exacerbating the acute beds crisis, according to the chairwoman of the medical board at the National Rehabilitation Hospital (NRH).

A DEVICE that helps patients with spinal injuries become more mobile has been donated to the National Rehabilitation Hospital (NRH) in Dublin.

HEAD injuries caused by violent street assaults where the victim is kicked on the ground by a gang are on the rise, a consultant at the National Rehabilitation Hospital (NRH) warned yesterday.

VIOLENT assaults are creating a new category of brain injuries which are adding pressure to an already over-stretched rehabilitation resources, a medical expert has claimed.

AN investigation of the final ministry of deceased paedophile priest Fr Noel Reynolds has found no new allegations of child sex abuse.

A CRIMINAL investigation into the Catholic Church’s protection of paedophile priests now appears possible following talks between senior gardaí and the Minister for Justice Michael McDowell.

A HOSPITAL where a paedophile priest worked is to contact dozens of families to investigate whether patients were abused there.