One-hour wait target at minor injury clinic

A WALK-IN clinic which aims to treat people for minor injuries within an hour was officially opened by the Minister for Health Mary Harney yesterday.

It is projected that 100,000 patients will be treated at the VHI Swiftcare clinic, located in City Gate, Mahon, in the coming year.

Open year-round, from 8am to 10pm, seven days a week, it is the fifth clinic of its kind.