Health minister denies claims Mid-West hospitals review is an election stunt

INMO president Karen McGowan speaking to Health Minister Stephen Donnelly before he addressed the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation's conference in Croke Park today, Friday. Picture: Sam Boal/Collins

Health minister Stephen Donnelly has pushed back against claims the newly-announced review of emergency services around Limerick is an election stunt.

The Hiqa-led review was announced on Thursday, just weeks after the minister and HSE boss Bernard Gloster announced a package of measures which they said at that point would alleviate the overcrowding crisis.