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See the following for media features on this issue:
 
Irish Times - 29 Nov 2008
Vital equipment not in use as paediatric high-dependency unit remains shut

A ROW between management and nursing unions at the largest hospital in the midwest has resulted in medical equipment being left idle while children are sent for treatment to other facilities.

The equipment was bought for a new paediatric high-dependency unit at the Mid Western Regional Hospital in Dooradoyle, Limerick, more than four years ago, but there is still no sign of the unit opening.Click here for the full article

 
Limerick Leader - 29 Nov 2008
Millions of euro worth of equipment lying idle in the Regional Hospital

MEDICAL equipment worth millions of euro is lying idle in the Mid-Western Regional Hospital, as a dispute between management and the nursing union means the hospital is going without a crucial high dependency unit (HDU) for children...
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