O’Reilly drops into CUH following concerns over cancelled surgeries

Health Minister James Reilly made an unscheduled stop at Cork University Hospital yesterday in an attempt to address concerns over a catalogue of cancelled surgeries last week.

As revealed by the Irish Examiner last Saturday, more than 100 elective surgeries were cancelled at CUH within the past fortnight due to the significant pressure on the hospital as a result of wider service changes.

Among the specialities affected were orthopaedics, cardiac, and cancer.