Over 130 children to date have had surgery at University Hospital Limerick (UHL) under a new national model of care for general paediatric surgery, improving access for children and families and bringing surgical care as close to home as possible.

This update was heard at the annual Sylvester O’Halloran Perioperative Symposium at UHL, which was attended by over 500 people.

Prof Tara Connelly, Consultant General Surgeon with a special interest in Paediatric Surgery, updated attendees at the Symposium on the development of UHL as a regional paediatric surgical centre under the new HSE model of care launched in the Royal College of Surgeons in September 2024.

To discuss this in more detail, Alan Morrissey was joined by Consultant General Surgeon with a special interest in Paediatric Surgery, Prof Tara Connelly.

Photo (c) Alan Place