Cuts to extend waiting list at Munster pain relief clinic
The HSE South’s senior management has confirmed patients with a range of debilitating pain issues will be told they must be placed on growing waiting lists or face travelling to Dublin from the end of this month.
This is due to cutbacks at the Waterford Regional Hospital, which include the reduction of Munster’s only public pain relief clinic theatre sessions from two to one per week, along with funding cuts and the retirement of a full-time clinical nurse specialist.
