HSE confirms no savings from hospital reconfiguration

THE HSE has confirmed there have been no savings to date with the reconfiguration of medical services in the mid-west.

In 2009, the HSE initiated the reconfiguration process in the mid-west with the ending of 24-hour A&E at Ennis and Nenagh general hospitals. Since then, acute surgery has also been centralised to Limerick.

In a written response to a question tabled by Cllr Brian Meaney (Green) on the reconfiguration process, the HSE states that “the next stage in the reconfiguration programme is the implementation of a new model of care for acute medical patients”.