Anger over changes to prosthetic service

A REVIEW is taking place into the provision of prosthetic limbs in the HSE South with plans to move amputation clinics from St Finbarr’s Hospital in Cork to the Mercy University Hospital.

Prosthetic limb users have reacted angrily to the plans, saying that they don’t want to travel to MUH if they need alterations to their limbs as they will “be carrying limbs for repair” in their arms and the hospital has no parking facilities.

Patients attending St Mary’s Orthopaedic Hospital (SMOH) have reacted angrily to the move, questioning why the northside service that they access, and which has an excellent customer satisfaction rating and ample parking facilities, is not being invested in.