Those living in the north west are being asked to consider using the local injury unit at Roscommon Hospital rather than waiting in overcrowded A&E departments, such as the one at Sligo University Hospital.
Roscommon East Galway TD Denis Naughten says Patients in Sligo and Leitrim should also ask GPs if they can have tests or x-rays in Roscommon Hospital
The Injury Unit in Roscommon can also treat broken bones, dislocations, sprains, strains, wounds, scalds and minor burns that are unlikely to need admission to hospital.
Speaking to Ocean FM news the Independent TD says it's important to utilise Roscommon's injury unit, which can provide for quick diagnosis and discharge back into the community and ensure that people do not have long stays for tests, as is the current case in many emergency departments:
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