New unit will cater for cancer sufferers

CANCER sufferers in the south-east could have full treatment services in one base in the region within two years.

Health Minister Mary Harney is expected to confirm next month that a new 100-bed private wing at Waterford Regional Hospital will provide radiotherapy for public as well as private patients under a public/private partnership deal.

Last Friday, Transport Minister Martin Cullen laid the foundation stone for a separate 40-bed Whitfield Clinic, which will also provide radiotherapy within 18 months.