Kildare mum Aisling McNiffe has warned that the waiting list to see a paediatric rheumatologist has risen from three to four years since Covid-19 arrived in Ireland. Ms McNiffe, of Ardclough, Straffan, said her son Jack (15), who has Down syndrome, is waiting for an MRI scan. She said: ”The waiting list in Ireland to see a paediatric rheumatologist is four long years. “He is under the care of paediatric rheumatology in Crumlin Children’s Hospital since he was one year of age,” she said. Ms McNiffe said they were waiting for a MRI scan to see how the latest biologic drug for Jack was working.

Source: Irish Independent December 30, 2020 02:26 UTC