‘Well past time’ Neary redress issue was sorted out, patients tell Reilly

Women left out of a redress scheme for former patients of disgraced surgeon Michael Neary have urged Health Minister James Reilly to keep his promise that he would look after them.

Sheila O’Connor of Patient Focus said 35 women were excluded from the redress scheme and had very strong medical reports that they were profoundly damaged by the doctor.

All of the women were aged over 40 when the obstetrician carried out unnecessary gynaecological procedures on them at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital in Drogheda, Co Louth.