Darren O'Rourke (Meath East, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

There is a recognised risk associated with a small number of patients attending at Navan hospital. It will probably come as no surprise that the HSE's plan is to make matters worse. In June, 17 consultants at Drogheda wrote to the Minister to state that transferring risk from one hospital's accident and emergency department to another will lead to poorer clinical outcomes for patients. They obviously have no trust in the HSE. They noted the divergence of acute stroke patients from Navan to Drogheda two years ago was done without clinical engagement or adequate resourcing. Despite this warning, six months later it looks like the HSE is intent on pursuing this agenda. It makes absolutely no sense. It will put patients' lives at risk.

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