Patients better served in smaller hospitals

THE proposed merger of the Mercy and South Infirmary hospitals in Cork is not a good idea.

When the announcement was made recently I was a patient in the Mercy where I received fantastic care from consultant Dr Niall Brennan and his team, as well as nursing and domestic staff and ward attendants. To all of them I am most grateful.

I spoke to various staff members about the proposed merger and, to my surprise, all said they knew nothing about it. Do they not have any say?