CF patients will die without basic facilities

WELL now the gloves are really off. Anyone who thought that the Government had its citizens at the core of the fight against the recession should think again.

Last year the Government made a commitment, through the HSE, to develop a 34-bed inpatient facility and separate day care at St Vincent's Hospital in Dublin to cater for the medical needs of People With Cystic Fibrosis (PWCF).

They accepted that it was the minimum level of facilities needed for PWCF attending the centre and then they took the praise for being so responsible and responsive.