Vol. 451 No. 8
91 Miss Harney asked the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) in County Dublin had to wait for so long at Our Lady's Hospital for sick children and was not then seen by the appropriate doctor: and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7577/95]
Limerick East): I understand from the hospital authorities in Crumlin that this child attended the casualty department of the hospital on a particularly busy evening when delays were inevitable for some patients.
The hospital has indicated that the child had had grommets inserted in the National Children's Hospital, Harcourt Street one month prior to his visit to Crumlin. The doctor attending the child in Crumlin consequently contacted the ENT registrar in relation to the case, and was advised by him with regard to the appropriate mode of treatment. Since the child was still under the care of the National Children's Hospital, Harcourt Street, the doctor in Crumlin also contacted the casualty officer of that hospital and arranged an urgent follow-up appointment for the child in the National Children's Hospital. The hospital appears to have acted appropriately in this case.
