Hospital could make 'significant dent' in orthopaedic waiting lists with more funding

Paul Connolly, consultant orthopaedic surgeon, in one the operating theatres at the National Orthopaedic Hospital, Cappagh. Picture: Moya Nolan

A HSE hospital that offers orthopaedic care to extremely sick children could make "a significant dent" in waiting lists, if the referral process were streamlined and more funding made available. 

Unlike most public hospitals, the National Orthopaedic Hospital, in Cappagh, does not have an emergency department, which means that patients are unaffected by Covid-19 surges or overcrowding.