Dara Calleary (Mayo, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

When a person is diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis, there is a 12-week window within which there is a chance of dealing with the condition if he or she gets treatment. If it goes longer, perhaps to two and a half years, which is the length of time people are spending on the waiting list at the moment, the patient's chance of beating that condition are severely restricted. In UCHG, all elective surgery has been cancelled until the end of this month.

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