MONAGHAN Community Alliance is asking all households in County Monaghan to return a HSE information flier delivered through their letterboxes this week to collection points around the county with the words ‘Not Acceptable’ written on it.
The flier, which outlines HSE services for the North East region for the 21st Century is being distributed week to all homes in Monaghan, Cavan, Louth and Meath, as part of a HSE information campaign.
It outlines a plan to build a new regional hospital which will be surrounded by the region’s five local hospitals and community health centres. It states that, ‘The regional hospital will provide emergency and trauma services on a 24 hour basis’ while the ‘local hospitals will provide the majority of health needs such as day procedures and minor injury units’.
Monaghan Community Alliance Chairperson, Mr Peadar McMahon, told the Monaghan Post that such a plan is ’simply unacceptable’. “Basic 24/7 acute services need to be in the local hospitals. It is unacceptable to remove them from local hospitals and locate them in a regional hospital”, said Mr McMahon.
“We are asking everyone to write Not Acceptable on this flier, in big bold writing, and drop it off at one of our collection points”, he told us. He also indicated that other points for the remaining areas have yet to be confirmed, and that volunteers were needed.
The list of collection points around County Monaghan are: Monaghan Town: Wards Chemist, Ronaghan’s Chemist, Dolan’s Chemist, Connolly’s Chemist, Black’s Chemist, and Charley’s Meats. Castleblayney: Coyle’s Chemist, Carrickmacross: Carrick Pharmacy, Quinn’s Supermarket, Corduff: Corduff Community Centre, Emyvale: McSorley’s Chemist, Scotstown: McMahon’s Shop, Ballinode: Murray’s, Clones: Comiskey’s, Smithboro: Toal’s, Newbliss: Martin’s, Threemilehouse: McEntee’s.