Top surgeon hits out at Beaumont's 'inconceivable' decision to allow unvaccinated patients on transplant list

Potential recipients for a kidney transplant are already routinely required to be vaccinated against viral diseases, like viral hepatitis and chickenpox. Picture: Sasko Lazarov/Rollingnews.ie

One of Ireland’s most high-profile surgeons has heavily criticised management of a Dublin hospital for keeping unvaccinated transplant candidates on the waiting list.

Dr David Hickey, a former head of Ireland’s National Transplant Unit, described the decision by management at Beaumont Hospital in north Dublin as “inconceivable”.