HSE told redraw plans for CF treatment rooms at CUH

The HSE has been instructed to redraw plans relating to specialist treatment rooms for children with cystic fibrosis (CF) at Cork University Hospital (CUH) after Health Minister Leo Varadkar intervened at the behest of a CF charity.

Members of Build4Life, who are donating €700,000 towards the project, met Leo Varadkar last week to express their unhappiness that none of the four assessment rooms for children with CF contained en suite facilities.

Build4Life founder Joe Browne said this was “contrary to best practice” given the vulnerability of CF patients to cross-infection, which can have devastating consequences.