Specialist diabetes therapy to be offered in South

Diabetic children living in the South will no longer have to travel to Dublin for specialised treatment after the HSE South sanctioned the appointment of a diabetes nurse specialist at Cork University Hospital.

The full-time specialist will work alongside a multi- disciplinary team delivering insulin pump therapy to children under five with Type 1 diabetes.

The post is due to be advertised shortly with a request that the position be filled as soon as possible.