Fears over lack of firm timetable for radiotherapy services in Waterford

RENEWED calls have been made for a timetable for the provision of long-awaited radiotherapy services at Waterford Regional Hospital.

A report leaked at the weekend indicated that it could be eight years before a government plan to provide a complete nationwide network of radiotherapy services for public cancer patients is finally delivered.

According to Labour TD Brian O’Shea, public cancer patients across the southeast “will continue to suffer and even more will die” because of the delays in delivering complete services to the region.