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Is a five-year wait for weight-loss surgery in Ireland pushing people abroad?

Sean Crowe, Chair of the Oireachtas Committee on Health has said that Five-year wait for weight-loss surgery is forcing obese people to go to Turkey  Speaking to Newstalk Breakfast was Dr Donal O’Shea, HSE Lead for Obesity.

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08.30 1 Feb 2024


Is a five-year wait for weight-loss surgery in Ireland pushing people abroad?


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Sean Crowe, Chair of the Oireachtas Committee on Health has said that Five-year wait for weight-loss surgery is forcing obese people to go to Turkey 

Speaking to Newstalk Breakfast was Dr Donal O’Shea, HSE Lead for Obesity.


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