Cancer Services
Dail Éireann — 2023-02-16
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Pa Daly (SF), Kerry

When a patient has been diagnosed with cancer and their life is in turmoil, the first thing they need is a bit of stability. Oncology patients who have to attend University Hospital Kerry have been at various stages in the palliative care unit, then there was a proposal to send them to a private hospital and they are currently in the day ward. What plans does the Minister have to give oncology services a permanent home?

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Sitting date: 2023-02-16