Concern over breast cancer services ‘well-founded’

A GROUP of women who raised concerns about issues surrounding the centralisation of breast disease services at Cork University Hospital (CUH) a full year before the same problems were noted in a formal report is to meet this evening.

The collection of Cork women, including Labour TD Kathleen Lynch and local councillor Catherine Clancy, are due to discuss why the Health Information Quality Authority (HIQA) report indicates their concerns were not addressed.

Before the amalgamation of services from the South Infirmary Victoria University Hospital (SIVUH) and Kerry General at CUH last December, questions had been asked over how the facility would cope with increased demand.