Patients waiting on surgery amid strike

Patients due to undergo a procedure tomorrow will have to wait to hear from their local hospital to find out if their surgery can go ahead as up to 10,000 health support workers prepare to strike.

Patients waiting on surgery amid strike

Patients due to undergo a procedure tomorrow will have to wait to hear from their local hospital to find out if their surgery can go ahead as up to 10,000 health support workers prepare to strike.

The HSE said patients will be contacted “by their local hospital or healthcare facility in the event that a scheduled procedure or service will be affected by the dispute”.

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