European eyecare group Veonet is to launch its business in the Republic with the opening of five new clinics in Dublin, Cork, Waterford and Galway over the coming months. <\/p>\n
The first clinics in Dublin and Cork will open in October, with further sites to follow shortly after. The move will create 160 jobs nationwide across clinical and support roles. <\/p>\n
The network is also considering further acquisitions with details set to be announced over the coming months. <\/p>\n
Founded by ophthalmologists, the company has grown into the largest ophthalmology network in Europe. <\/p>\n
With more than 280 clinics across seven countries including Ireland, Veonet ophthalmologists conduct over 2.5 million eye examinations and perform over 700,000 procedures annually. The group already operates a fully established clinic in Belfast. <\/p>\n
The company provides patients with access to a full spectrum of ophthalmic services, including the treatment of cataracts, glaucoma, retinal and corneal conditions, as well as paediatric ophthalmology, refractive surgery, diagnostics and follow-up care. <\/p>\n
Each operating theatre within the Veonet network also has the capacity to carry out up to 30 cataract procedures daily, ensuring patients benefit from timely access to treatment. <\/p>\n
The latest figures from the National Treatment Purchase Fund show that almost 54,000 patients are currently on waiting lists for ophthalmology appointments, a jump of 12 per cent from the same time last year. <\/p>\n
Frank Doheny, chief executive of Veonet Ireland, said: \u201cWe can enhance the patient experience and support Ireland\u2019s healthcare system in meeting growing demand. <\/p>\n
\u201cVeonet is also committed to creating a positive working environment for our specialists and staff, where careers can flourish, skills can be developed and innovation is encouraged.\u201d <\/p>\n
All Veonet Ireland clinics will operate in partnership with health insurance providers, ensuring patients can access services through both public and private pathways.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"European eyecare group Veonet is to launch its business in the Republic with the opening of five new…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":110550,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[275],"tags":[18,135,475,474,19,17,67555],"class_list":{"0":"post-110549","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-healthcare","8":"tag-eire","9":"tag-health","10":"tag-health-care","11":"tag-healthcare","12":"tag-ie","13":"tag-ireland","14":"tag-national-treatment-purchase-fund-board"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/110549","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=110549"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/110549\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/110550"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=110549"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=110549"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=110549"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}