‘Scaling down’ to delay surgeries

SEVERAL surgical procedures are likely to be postponed following confirmation last night that a busy hospital clinic will scale back its work over Christmas.

The Health Service Executive South confirmed yesterday that talks with staff are under way about the “scaling down” of activity at Cork University Hospital’s day procedure unit (DPU).

The unit provides for adult medical and surgical day cases — planned, non-urgent procedures that do not require a patient to stay overnight in the hospital.