HSE bed closures ‘caused by stealth cutbacks’

THE Health Service Executive (HSE) was yesterday accused of making stealth cutbacks with the closure of beds at a community hospital in west Cork.

HSE bed closures ‘caused by stealth cutbacks’
Wed, 30 Jan, 2008 - 00:00
Sean O’Riordan

The decision, it was claimed, affects “the most frail and vulnerable”.

The claims were made by a Fine Gael TD and a senior consultant that a total of 18 geriatric beds have been closed at Mount Carmel Community Hospital in Clonakilty.

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