Opening of cystic fibrosis ward stalled again at CUH

Catherine Shanahan examines the hurdles charity Build4Life has faced in ring-fencing beds for CF patients at Cork University Hospital

If ever there was a press release greeted with relief all round, it was the one issued on February 27 last year by Munster-based cystic fibrosis charity, Build4Life.

Headlined “Agreement reached between Build4Life and HSE on dedicated CF facilities at CUH”, it signalled the end of a long-running and bitter row that had delayed the creation of a much-needed 20-bed adult respiratory ward at CUH.