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10-day op wait for neck break man 10-day op wait for neck break man
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A man who broke his neck after he fell from scaffolding has spent 10 days in hospital waiting for an operation. An Ardglass man who broke his neck after falling from scaffolding 10 days ago is still waiting for an operation.
Sean Paul Doran was told he needed surgery to insert metal rods in his neck. He is being cared for at Belfast's Royal Victoria Hospital. Sean Paul Doran, 34, was told he needed surgery to insert metal rods in his neck. He is being cared for at Belfast's Royal Victoria Hospital.
His sister Charlene, from Portaferry, County Down, said his family was "going through agony" because of the delay.His sister Charlene, from Portaferry, County Down, said his family was "going through agony" because of the delay.
The Royal Hospitals Trust said Mr Doran required very specialist surgery, complicated by an existing condition. The Royal Hospitals Trust said Mr Doran required highly specialised surgery, complicated by an existing condition.
It also said patients with life-threatening injuries would be given priority.It also said patients with life-threatening injuries would be given priority.
Ms Doran said she had been given "a series of excuses" over the delays in treatment. Mr Doran, who broke his neck in two places, is unable to move without risk of further injury.
"The first one was that it would need two surgeons and they only had one surgeon to perform it," she said. He told the BBC doctors have told him his operation is scheduled to take place next Friday, but he said that was not guaranteed.
'Excuses'
His sister has praised the nursing staff but said she felt let down by the NHS.
She said they had been given "a series of excuses" over the delays in treatment.
"The first one was that it would need two surgeons and they only had one surgeon to perform it," said Charlene Doran.
Mr Doran already has arthritis in his spine which doctors have said complicates the surgery.
The hospital said the operation had to be carried out by a surgeon with the appropriate skills.