Operations cancelled at CUH over A&E plan

A number of patients scheduled for surgery at Cork University Hospital (CUH) had operations cancelled in the past week because of a protocol designed to reduce emergency department (ED) overcrowding.

The hospital confirmed that eight non-urgent elective surgeries were cancelled between Monday, February 29 and Tuesday, March 8.

In January, operations were cancelled on a number of occasions at the hospital, including 30 surgeries on January 21.