People with spinal injuries ‘should not have to endure inadequate services’

PEOPLE with spinal cord injuries (SCI) face their toughest problems after they leave hospital and return to their community, a new report reveals.

It can take up to two years in some parts of the country before grant approval is given for vitally important, specially modified home accommodation.

And 70% of people with SCI are unemployed, according to Colm Whooley, chief executive of Spinal Injuries Ireland.