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SDLP MLA Justin McNulty has sharply criticised the decision by the Southern Trust to allow the vehicles of patient visitors and on-call workers at Daisy Hill Hospital to be clamped. The Newry & Armagh Assembly Member commented: βThis is a real slap in the face to our front line health workers who have pushed themselves […]
Newry and Armagh Alliance representative Jackie Coade has condemned the clamping of cars belonging to NHS staff at Daisy Hill Hospital in Newry. Speaking from her social media Ms Coade said: “I am absolutely disgusted to see Southern Health and Social Care Trust staff being clamped at #Daisyhill hospital in #Newry today. I am absolutely […]
A warning of a pending health tsunami has come from Workers Party representative in Newry and Armagh, Nicola Grant. The link between poverty, stress and ill health are well documentedβ, Nicola said βNewry and Armagh already has the seventh highest number of deaths from circulatory disease There can be no doubt that low pay, precarious […]
βThe uncertainty which has been created around the future of emergency surgery at Daisy Hill Hospital is adding to an already intolerable situationβ. Nicola Grant of the Workers Party has said. βLike many local people, I am seriously concerned that we are witnessing the downgrading of the hospital by stealthβ, she said. βI have written to […]
SDLP Health Spokesperson Colin McGrath has said the latest emergency care waiting time statistics show the worsening situation in the Northβs health service. Β Mr McGrath was speaking after the Department of Health published the statistics for October to December last year, following a number of delays. He said it was completely unacceptable that patients […]
The Daisy Hill Pathfinder Group has acknowledged for some time now that serious problems exist recruiting General Surgeons all across these islands. This is not a local problem but a UK &Ireland problem. The need for urgent action in relation to Emergency Surgical capacity at Daisy Hill has been precipitated by the resignation of a […]
Newry & Armagh DUP Assemblyman William Irwin MLA has said that a long term solution is required to ensure Daisy Hill Hospital can build resources as opposed to what he described as being continually subjected to βservice disruptionβ. Mr Irwin stated, βThe Health Minister has responded to my official question and I am concerned by […]
A Sinn FΓ©in emergency motion to Newry, Mourne and Down District Council condemning the move by the trust to withdraw emergency surgery from Daisy Hill has been passed overwhelmingly. Cllr. Roisin Mulgrew, who proposed the motion, spoke after the Council meeting: βSinn FΓ©in is totally opposed to services being taken out of Daisy Hill. The […]
SDLP MLA Justin McNulty has expressed concern that upwards of 1,000 local patients a year will still have to travel to Craigavon for emergency operations despite a clarification by the Southern Trust today that only general abdominal surgeries are to be removed from Daisy Hill. The revelation came after a meeting today between the Southern […]
Newry based political party the IRSP Newry has revealed via social media that they have been approached by a whistle blower who has explained the truth behind the cuts to services at Daisy Hill Hospital. The reveal comes a week after the Southern Trust announced the removal of emergency general surgery at the Daisy Hill […]
Newry and Armagh TUV representative Keith Ratcliffe has called for the protection of services at Daisy Hill hospital following the removal of emergency surgery at the hospital. Speaking on the issue Mr Ratcliffe said: βI am very concerned about the recent announcement that all emergency surgeries at Daisy Hill hospital will be halted for the […]
On Monday, a delegation of Sinn FΓ©in elected representatives, including the MP for the area, MLA’s Conor Murphy and Liz Kimmins and Newry city councillors held an urgent meeting with Southern Trust Chief Executive Shane Devlin, following last week’s announcement of the temporary withdrawal of emergency surgery from Daisy Hill Hospital. Speaking after the meeting, […]
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