Major trauma centre plans unworkable, neurosurgeon warns

Two major trauma centres, one in Cork University Hospital and one at the Mater Misericordiae University Hospital in Dublin, have been announced. File picture

A decision to set up a major trauma centre without full neurosurgery access is “nonsense” and puts patients’ lives at risk, a top neurosurgeon has warned.

On Tuesday, two major trauma centres, one in Cork University Hospital (CUH) and one at the Mater Misericordiae University Hospital in Dublin, were announced.