More work going on to secure future of Waterford than the public realise

SO MUCH of the fears about the future of Waterford Regional Hospital are based on rumour and conjecture.

Too many people have made assumptions about what will or will not happen. I’ve repeatedly told people that they have assumed far too much. People are speaking within a vacuum, and that conversation is being driven by particular groups.

There are historic issues between the Kilkenny and Waterford hospitals. There is bad blood there and some of the consultants at Kilkenny have decided they would be better off if they were linked in with the Dublin hospitals rather than Waterford.