‘Minister should see poor state of University Hospital Kerry’

Staff and equipment issues puts facility at risk of level 2 downgrade.

‘Minister should see poor state of University Hospital Kerry’

A consultant at University Hospital Kerry (UHK) said Health Minister Simon Harris should see for himself the amount of imaging equipment that is lying idle or broken.

Consultant radiologist Martin Schranz was among 24 consultants who met with Gerry O’Dwyer, CEO of the South SouthWest Hospital Group (SSWHG), last Friday to highlight longstanding concerns about consultant staffing deficits and under-resourcing.

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