Health Minister James Reilly made an unscheduled stop at Cork University Hospital yesterday in an attempt to address concerns over a catalogue of cancelled surgeries last week.

The Health Minister has confirmed that a final decision on proceeding with the National Children's Hospital will be made in September.

THE chairman of the HSE West Regional Forum, Padraig Conneely, has called on Health Minister, James Reilly, to intervene in the performance of University College Hospital Galway.