Michael Ring
Ceist:54 Mr. Ring asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Mayo will be called for a hip operation in view of the fact that he is in severe pain. [8199/96]
Vol. 464 No. 3
54 Mr. Ring asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Mayo will be called for a hip operation in view of the fact that he is in severe pain. [8199/96]
, Limerick East): I had inquiries made from the Western Health Board on the patient's behalf and they have confirmed that he is on the priority waiting list for the consultant orthopaedic surgeon involved. The board has also informed me that the patient in question is due to be called, within the next four weeks, for assessment by a consultant physician regarding fitness for his hip replacement operation, which should follow shortly afterwards if the patient is passed clinically fit.