Blood disorder test breakthrough to save taxpayer

A GENETIC test for a blood disorder has been developed by a Cork hospital that will save the taxpayer millions of euro in the long-term.

But the development has also been hailed as a perfect example of what health service reconfiguration is all about.

“This is a perfect example of what we are going to achieve on a bigger canvas,” said Professor John Higgins, the director of reconfiguration for the HSE South. “This is the kind of positive outcome you get when you have key individuals working together to devise a better clinical service. This is a key component of reconfiguration.”