Concerns as opening of stroke unit delayed again

A stroke unit due to open in Cork last month after two years of delays will remain closed until at least September.

The round-the-clock unit at Cork University Hospital was set to become available to patients at the end of June after being hit by a series of hold-ups since 2011.

Dr Áine Carroll, HSE national director of clinical strategy and programmes, told the Joint Oireachtas Health Committee in May that the unit would be open last month.