Pauline Tully (Cavan-Monaghan, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I want to raise the issue of the cardiology service in Cavan and Monaghan Hospital. GPs in both counties have been written to and told not to refer cardiology patients to the hospital because there is no consultant. The consultant has left to take up another position. They say recruitment is ongoing but that could take months. There is no pathway for referral being outlined to them otherwise. Obviously, emergency cases can still go to the ED but for patients who have already had a heart attack or maybe have angina, irregular heartbeat or whatever, there is no specialist to see to those patients. Patients could die or end up with heart failure. It is a serious issue and it needs to be addressed immediately.

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