Health minister defends rollout of menopause clinics despite months-long waits

Health Minister Stephen Donnelly at the opening of the new menopause clinic at the Rotunda Hospital, Dublin, with Jean Coffey, advanced nurse practitioner; Dr Caoimhe Hartley, GP and menopause specialist; and Dr Vicky O'Dwyer, consultant gynaecologist. Picture: Fennell Photography

Health minister Stephen Donnelly has defended the pace of the rollout of menopause clinics, despite women facing months-long waits due to critical understaffing.

Some six menopause clinics are planned, however the Irish Examiner reported previously the National Maternity Hospital has a waiting list of five months already for its clinic run by Dr Deirdre Lundy.