'More needs to be done' for endometriosis patients, says health minister

President of the Royal College of Physicians of Ireland, Dr Diarmuid O'Shea looks on as minister for health Jennifer Carroll MacNeill speaks to the media ahead of addressing the Institute of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists Annual Spring Meeting, at the Royal College of Physicians, Dublin. Picture: Sam Boal/Collins

The health minister has acknowledged “more needs to be done” for endometriosis patients as she pledged to bring surgeons from abroad to work here, as well as providing additional funding.

Cork University Maternity Hospital is one of the sites receiving funding as it hosts a supra-regional endometriosis centre — the only one outside Dublin.