Shortfall of €14m in HSE dialysis services funding

ONLY a third of the cash required to meet the increasing demand for life-saving dialysis services this year has been provided in the Health Service Executive’s (HSE) spending plans, new figures reveal.

Just €6 million has been allocated by the health authority for the purchase of dialysis services this year, which is far short of the €20m needed with the growth in demand, according to the Irish Kidney Association (IKA).

IKA chief executive Mark Murphy said the money would only be enough to pay for the treatment of 86 patients in a private hospital over the year.