Health bodies accused of passing the buck as ageing equipment lingers in Irish hospitals

The HSE does not know the end of life date for hundreds of its MRI, CT, and ultrasound scanners, it has emerged.
Figures obtained by the Irish Examiner show that large amounts of imaging equipment in hospitals across the country cannot access spare parts as the model is out of production, some of which have an end-of-life date in 2013 and are still in use.