Charles Ward (Donegal, 100% Redress Party)

When visiting Letterkenny University Hospital last week, the Minister’s colleague, the Minister for Health, Deputy Carroll MacNeill, said the location of the new surgical hub has not been decided yet. Donegal is in desperate need of a surgical hub. Patients across the county are forced to travel very long distances to access essential and life-saving care. Letterkenny University Hospital is severely underfunded and has insufficient resources to address the healthcare needs of the people of the north west. There is currently a surgical team of just five where eight to ten are required to meet the current demand. To address this imbalance in healthcare in this country and meet the current demand, two surgical hubs should be established in the north west. I asked the Minister not to leave Donegal behind once again. Will the Government establish a surgical hub in Donegal?

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