Cork to become health research hub

Cork is set to become a national “health innovation hub” as part of a project that could transform the health service and create jobs.

The news came last night as University College Cork announced separately it is adding a new professorship in general practice to its team of medical experts.

The professor will be based at a new primary care centre and healthcare campus planned for the site of St Mary’s Orthopaedic Hospital on the northside of the city.