Man 'restricted in everything he does' sues hospital over alleged delay to treatment of spinal condition

Man takes case against Dublin's Mater hospital over failure to organise an immediate MRI scan when he first presented at the hospital on February 24, 2019

The Mater Misericordiae University Hospital denies any wrongdoing or liability and said the medical staff provided care, assessment and management that was 'above a reasonable standard', to the complainant. File picture: Leah Farrell/RollingNews.ie

A man restricted in “everything he does” is suing a Dublin hospital seeking damages for an alleged delay to treating his presenting condition.

The lasting injuries have had a “devastating effect” on the man, who is in his 40s, said his counsel Aongus O’Brolchain SC.