Jim Higgins
Question:142 Mr. J. Higgins asked the Minister for Health the reason for the delay in making available a cataract operation for a person (details supplied) in County Mayo.
Written Answers. - Operations Waiting List.
The Western Health Board has indicated that the patient concerned is expected to be admitted for surgery in six to nine months time. The Deputy will appreciate that the scheduling of admission to hospital is a matter for the consultant concerned and each patient is assessed to determine their medical priority. Should this patient feel that his condition has deteriorated he should return to his general practitioner who is in the best position to emphasise the urgency of his case directly to the consultant.