Harney to probe CT scan delay

HEALTH Minister Mary Harney has agreed to investigate why a life-saving CT scanner remains idle at a general hospital since last December.

Despite repeated promises by Government and the HSE, staff have still not been appointed at Mallow General Hospital to operate the €1 million machine, vital to detecting early signs of cancer and other abnormalities.

Ms Harney promised to investigate after Deputy Sean Sherlock raised the issue in the Dáil.