The HSE has gone ahead and removed all acute in-patient care and emergencies from Monaghan to Cavan or Drogheda or Dundalk or Navan and they still do not have all the i's dotted or the t's crossed. Already the level and quality of care has deteriorated and one close shave for a patient. Primary Care teams and Community Care packages are not in place, GPs are not on board, there are staff shortages, the rehabilition process for patients in Monaghan is not complete yet patients are being sent there, the public has no confidence in the alternatives offered instead of the hospital care previously available. Already patients and their families have discovered the extra trauma, pain, distress and costs associated with accessing services in a distant hospital. All this should not have happened and our Government party representatives did too little too late. Deputy Michael Finneran and Deputy Jackie Healy Rea took decisive action for their constituents and similar action was needed for the people of Monaghan. All of this shows that the Government agrees with 'an acceptable mortality rate' for the people of Monaghan and the people of other areas should take notice as it will be their turn before the year is out.
Peter McMahon
Posted on 29 Jul 2009 6:13 pm
The HSE has gone ahead and removed all acute in-patient care and emergencies from Monaghan to Cavan or Drogheda or Dundalk or Navan and they still do not have all the i's dotted or the t's crossed. Already the level and quality of care has deteriorated and one close shave for a patient. Primary Care teams and Community Care packages are not in place, GPs are not on board, there are staff shortages, the rehabilition process for patients in Monaghan is not complete yet patients are being sent there, the public has no confidence in the alternatives offered instead of the hospital care previously available. Already patients and their families have discovered the extra trauma, pain, distress and costs associated with accessing services in a distant hospital. All this should not have happened and our Government party representatives did too little too late. Deputy Michael Finneran and Deputy Jackie Healy Rea took decisive action for their constituents and similar action was needed for the people of Monaghan. All of this shows that the Government agrees with 'an acceptable mortality rate' for the people of Monaghan and the people of other areas should take notice as it will be their turn before the year is out.