Clinic to give cancer care to public patients

TAOISEACH Bertie Ahern brought a double dose of good news to Waterford yesterday — confirming that public patients will receive radiotherapy treatment at a new private clinic and vowing to support university status for Waterford Institute of Technology (WIT).

Treatment to public cancer patients is dependent on the Whitfield Clinic meeting the requirements of the national guidelines for public radiotherapy provision.

“The negotiations with Whitfield are going well. The HSE has been in contact with its management. Their medical guidelines are being considered to see if they comply. We all want to see agreement found on this and we look forward to public patients receiving radiotherapy at Whitfield.