Brendan Burgess
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An excellent article in the Sunday Business Post by Simon Nugent of the Private Hospitals Association.
Why can people on Irish public waiting lists choose to be treated in private hospitals in any EU country – except here?
Under the Cross-border Directive an Irish public patient can be treated, in a private or public hospital, in any other EU country as long as the cost does not exceed the cost of doing the procedure in Ireland.
But the only EU country to which this does not apply is Ireland.
Irish private hospitals could make a significant dent in the waiting list of 570,000.
Brendan
Why can people on Irish public waiting lists choose to be treated in private hospitals in any EU country – except here?
Under the Cross-border Directive an Irish public patient can be treated, in a private or public hospital, in any other EU country as long as the cost does not exceed the cost of doing the procedure in Ireland.
But the only EU country to which this does not apply is Ireland.
Irish private hospitals could make a significant dent in the waiting list of 570,000.
Brendan