Staffing shortages delay opening of €2.3m CF unit

A vital cystic fibrosis (CF) respiratory ward at Cork University Hospital, funded to the tune of €2.3m by a charity, has not opened because of staffing shortages.

Joe Browne, founder of Build4Life, the charity that paid for the construction and equipping of the ward, said they were initially told it would open in March, then April, then June.

There is little prospect of a June opening on foot of the latest response from the HSE to queries from Mr Browne.