‘We fear for our daughter’s future’

Ciara Skelly has to be fed through a tube, is autistic, has epilepsy, is confined to a wheelchair, and has the mental capacity of a two-year-old.

Yet, despite the difficulties involved, her parents have always been grateful for the specialist care she receives at Stewart’s Hospital.

Now, because of a lack of money and a failure by health service management to properly plan for the future, the young adult’s family have been told the vital support they need is no longer available.