Health minister backs Cork University Hospital amid staffing row

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill defended the hospital’s care and highlighted recruitment figures after nine clinical directors raised staffing concerns

Health minister Jennifer Carroll MacNeill says she would send sick relative to CUH amid hospital staffing concerns. Picture: Press Association

The health minister has said she would have no hesitation in recommending Cork University Hospital (CUH) to a sick relative, praising the standard of care at the hospital.

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill also said there was “no question” that CUH chief executive Jennifer Kearney had been “punished” after raising concerns about staffing levels at the hospital.