County council calls for reversal of Ballinasloe bed closure
Galway Bay fm newsroom - Galway County Council is to call on the Minister with responsibilty for Mental Health to reverse the decision to remove 22 acute psychiatric beds from Ballinasloe.
The motion, put forward by Cllr Peter Roche, was agreed at a meeting of the local authority this week.There's been widespread outrage over the decision to remove the beds from St. Brigid's Hospital, and hundreds took part in a public protest in Ballinasloe in September.However, the HSE says the removal of beds will not impact on the availability of services.Cllr Peter Roche says many people are filled with anxiety over the plans and it should be reversed.