Eric J. Byrne
Question:85 Mr. Byrne asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in Dublin 12, who claims to be waiting for a year for surgery in the Beaumont Hospital, will be admitted for this serious operation.
Written Answers. - Dublin Hospital Patient Awaiting Operation.
I do not consider it appropriate for me to comment on the clinical details of an individual patient. The decision with regard to when a patient would have his/her operation performed is a matter for the consultant concerned. I have been informed by Beaumont Hospital that the patient was placed on the waiting list in May 1991. However, I understand that the hospital is not yet in a position to give a precise admission date.
If the patient's condition has deteriorated, she should contact her general practitioner who would be in the best position to take up the matter with her consultant.