Full-time cath lab ‘life and death issue’ in south-east

People in the south-east are being urged to have their voices heard this weekend on a ‘life and death issue’. The South East Patient Advocacy Group (SEPAG) said the continuing concerns over a part-time cardiac service in University Hospital Waterford “affects every single person living in Wexford, Kilkenny, Tipperary, Carlow and Waterford”.

Thousands took to the streets last September to demand a 24/7 service for the regional hospital.

“We should not be forced to again take to the streets to beg for a service that every other regional hospital has,” said Hilary O’Neill, a founder member of SEPAG.