Trade unions call for urgent meeting with HSE over St.Brigids bed closures
Galway bay fm newsroom - Trade Unions are calling for an urgent meeting with HSE management to discuss the planned closure of 22 acute beds at St.
Brigid's pyschiatric unit in Ballinasloe.The ward is to be closed down at the end of this year as part of reconfiguration plans.Under the review, 22 such beds will be maintained in Roscommon with 35 beds in the city.Impact Trade Union is the latest to call for clarity on the scoring sheet used to assess the reconfiguration in the Galway Roscommon Mental Health Services region.On the score sheet, the site in Roscommon scored higher than the site in Ballinasloe when it was assessed in terms of the general location of the facility.In a statement, the HSE says there is a 40% differential between the two scores and adds that the decision was made by an independent review group based on a scoring system that had been developed following consultation with clinicians and the director of nursing.Impact spokesperson Padraig Mulligan says the score concerning the site location near a major or regional hospital needs further explanation.