Irish Donor Kidneys Sent Abroad-No Beds

[ang]

The Trib leads with an exclusive by Mark Hillard on how Irish donor kidneys were sent to the UK as acute bed shortages barred those organs being offered some 580 patients on the donor waiting list in Ireland.

Hillard writes:

It is believe to be the first time kidneys have been given away because of the inability to offer them to patients in Ireland.

The incident is understood to have led to angry exchanges between a top doctor and health minister Mary Harney, sparking a crisis meeting to ensure such a failure of life-saving is never repeated.

Terrible that we have got to this crisis in the Health Service. Surely we should have priority beds for transplants ?

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[Newsy]

I wonder would this be happening IF Mary Harney needed a kidney??

I doubt it.

It's a disgrace as are so, so, so many more such issues about our health service.

[Mitsui2]

Terrible that we have got to this crisis in the Health Service.

Crisis? What crisis?

signed MH

[bonkers]

im totally shocked to hear this,im on dialysis almost 2 years now,i can assure everyone thats its far from easy.the nurses and doctors in beaumont are brilliant,they cant do enough for all the patients.if this is what this country has come to,i give up

[ang]

im totally shocked to hear this,im on dialysis almost 2 years now,i can assure everyone thats its far from easy.the nurses and doctors in beaumont are brilliant,they cant do enough for all the patients.if this is what this country has come to,i give up

It just has to be so deflating for yourself and others in your position, to witness this sort of disaster in health service provision.

It's always good to see that most people commenting on their personal health issues on P.ie, always seem to appreciate the services provided by the carers.

[laidback]

Harneys priority is to employ more managers/advisors and pay these people big bucks and bonuses.

beds for transplant patients, don't you know there are too many people in hospital. let the virtual community care teams looks after them

[LiquidPaddy]

Utterly scandalous... Harney might have had word with some top doctor or other, but it demonstrates the Health Service under her "leadership" is going to pot. I'm so angry about this issue, and I think heads should roll for this stupidity - but as usual - I'm sure not one person will take responsibility in Fianna Glas land!!

[theghost]

I wonder would this be happening IF Mary Harney needed a kidney??

I doubt it.

It's a disgrace as are so, so, so many more such issues about our health service.

Harney only cares about those with enough money to afford top private health insurance to cover private hospitals, or who can afford to go abroad for treatment. Don't think she'll ever need a kidney...a new liver probably, though.

[charley]

no point having a donor card now then

[spidermom]

im totally shocked to hear this,im on dialysis almost 2 years now,i can assure everyone thats its far from easy.the nurses and doctors in beaumont are brilliant,they cant do enough for all the patients.if this is what this country has come to,i give up

So...so...so sorry.....it is not good enough...and I'm sorry for being a complete cow....but what we will hear is the drive to more day cases and to an enhanced primary care would release the beds required for more transplants to proceed!!....You know what...only if we were doing transplants as day procedures...would this scenario work!!!...keep well...and sign up for your donor card...or sign your drivers license...PLEASE!!!