Jim Higgins
Question:173 Mr. J. Higgins asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Roscommon can expect to be called for an operation for the removal of cataracts.
Written Answers. - Cataract Operation.
The Western Health Board has indicated that the patient concerned is on the out-patient waiting list for assessment. The Deputy will appreciate, however, that the scheduling of hospital appointments is a matter for the consultant concerned and each patient is assessed to determine their medical priority. Should this patient feel that her condition has deteriorated she should return to her general practitioner who is in the best position to emphasise the urgency of her case directly to the consultant.