An advanced diagnostic machine used to detect critical diseases may soon be available closer to home for Clare patients.
The HSE has confirmed plans to provide a PET (Positron emission tomography) scanner in the MidWest region, however this will be dependent on funding coming on stream, either this year or in 2026.
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At present cancer patients in Clare have to travel to Cork or Dublin to avail of a PET scanner in a public hospital – the nearest private option is in Galway.
HSE Regional Health Forum West member Doonbeg Fianna Fáil Councillor Rita McInerney says it’s urgently needed here.
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