A Sligo-Leitrim TD has said they are horrified by the news the Chronic Pain Unit in Sligo University Hospital is set to close this Friday.
The service, which has been open since 2006 in Sligo will now close, and it’s thought that patients will now have to travel to Galway for treatment, despite services there now operating in a reduced capacity.
Independent TD Marian Harkin highlighted how this will have a massive impact on people right across the North West region.
Deputy Harkin says she will be raising the issue to the Taoiseach in the Dáil on Thursday and will be looking for an immediate solution:
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