South-East patients forced to travel over lack of neurological service

ADULTS and children with serious neurological conditions are being forced to endure torturous return trips from Waterford to Cork and Dublin because of a lack of local services.

They are also waiting longer than most even to get an appointment with a neurologist.

A two-year-old report highlights the need for a locally based service for the 55,000 people in the Waterford region who suffer strokes, as well as conditions such as multiple sclerosis, spina bifida, epilepsy and hydrocephalus.