Cystic Fibrosis row: No work yet on ward that should be finished

The stand-off between a cystic fibrosis charity and a Cork hospital over the ringfencing of beds means work is yet to begin on building a ward which should be complete by now.

Build4Life raised €2.3m to fund a 20-bed adult respiratory ward at Cork University Hospital, but the charity refused to hand the money over when management said it would not be ringfencing any beds for CF patients.

Instead it suggested the “development of a clinical operational policy on the usage of these beds” that would “allow skilled staff to be available continuously to treat CF patients”.