LOCAL SENIOR HEALTH OFFICIAL GIVES ASSURANCE ON SERVICES

Date Published: 13-May-2009

Senior regional health official Dr Sean Conroy has assured the people of Galway that despite overspending by the HSE West, people will not be turned away for treatmentMayor of Galway Padraig Conneely walked out of last evening's regional health forum meeting in Merlin Park Hospital after Dr Conroy told forum members he was tired of public representatives continuously running down the health serviceThe HSE West is currently overspending at a rate of 1 million euro per month and the forum proposed initatives to contain costs including a reduction in patient's allowed length of stay, a change from 7 day to 5 day wards and better management of bed capacity.