Sinn Féin Councillor Áine Quinn has welcomed news that services have been temporarily secured at Mullaghbawn GP.
The Slieve Gullion councillor said:
“I am pleased that a new contractor has been temporarily appointed to manage Mullaghbawn GP surgery.
“This will give much-needed certainty to the thousands of patients who rely on these services all across South Armagh.
“It will also give the Trust and the Department of Health space to work on finding a permanent GP to secure the long-term future of the practice.
“It’s important that patients are notified quickly of any changes made to services at the practice to make this transition as smooth as possible.
“Sinn Féin and others have worked with the Department for Health for months now to find a solution and protect GP services in this practice.
“We need an Executive formed now and a health minister in place to invest in the health service and ensure people have first-class services.”
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