Lack of physios ‘is unacceptable’

WOMEN in need of follow-up physiotherapy after undergoing breast cancer surgery in the Mid-Western Regional Hospital are being forced to go to Cork, it has been claimed.

Lack of physios ‘is unacceptable’

Labour party health spokeswoman Jan O’Sullivan said women in need of lymphatic drainage are no longer able to receive this treatment in the Mid-Western Regional Hospital.

“Due to the shortage of physiotherapists in the hospital, these women are forced to travel to Cork to receive treatment. This situation is totally unacceptable when these women have already gone through serious surgery and trauma.”

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