Hospital management hopeful over cancer unit deal

MANAGEMENT at Waterford Regional Hospital (WRH) say they are very open to a public private partnership (PPP) deal at the hospital which would see long-awaited radiotherapy facilities developed there.

Tánaiste and Health Minister Mary Harney is expected to make an announcement shortly that a 100-bed unit proposed by senior medics at the hospital is to get the green light.

Under the PPP deal proposed by the WRH medics, radiotherapy, chemotherapy and surgery would all be available at the hospital.