asked the Minister for Health if he will undertake inquiries to establish when an urgently needed heart operation will be carried out on a person (details supplied) in County Waterford in Our Lady's Hospital, Crumlin, Dublin 12; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
Written Answers. - Heart Operation.
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I would like to explain that the admission of a patient to hospital is a matter for the clinical decision of the consultant concerned and the hospital authority. I would suggest to the Deputy that the patient should return to his general practitioner who would be in the best position to stress the urgency of the case to the consultant concerned.