Call to clarify future of A&E clinic

THE refusal of the HSE to make a commitment to the future of the minor injuries A&E clinic at St John’s Hospital in Limerick was condemned yesterday.

Fine Gael’s Kieran O’Donnell claimed fears existed about the future of the facility and he wants the HSE to clear up the uncertainty.

Mr O’Donnell said the future of the only A&E hospital service in the city centre at St John’s Hospital was due to be known this month