Restricted access at Bantry General Hospital will put additional pressure on University Hospital Kerry and Cork University Hospital.
That’s according to Independent TD for Cork South-West Michael Collins.
Bantry General Hospital’s (BGH) acute services unit is being restricted until at least September.
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Deputy Collins says there’s a lack of consultants there due to retirements and illness, with just one consultant left to deal with the large workload.
Bantry General is run by the South/South West Hospital Group, which says the public needs to consider other care options in the interim.
Deputy Michael Collins says UHK and CUH won’t be able to cope with these added pressures:
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