Dismay at cancellation of toddler's hospital appointment
Ivy McKenna's mum says she is "frustrated" by the decision to postpone hospital appointments
Ms McKenna understands the desire for a bank holiday on Monday but said the disruption to hospital services was unnecessary. Ivy has not yet received a diagnosis but has required oxygen each time she was admitted "as she wasn't getting enough on her own", explained Ms McKenna.A&Es 'overwhelmed' by children with mild winter viruses, doctors warn
Monday's scheduled consultation was agreed in July and was "hopefully the start of the process" in getting to the root of Ivy's health issues, her mother said. In a statement they said they will be operating "enhanced bank holiday services in order to reduce the impact on patients and service users as much as possible".
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