Following an unannounced inspection by HIQA two weeks ago, the four respite beds at Millstreet Hospital have been removed from service, meaning that people from Millstreet will now have to go to nursing homes in Mallow, Boherbue or elsewhere in order to get respite. They want a guarantee of an investment €400,000 in the bathrooms in order to reopen them, despite an upcoming investment of €5.7 million on upgrading and extending facilities.
Listen to the audio below from Patricia Messenger’s show on C103 this morning where the Áine Collins and Steven O’Riordan discussed the proplem (from 38:55)
https://soundcloud.com/user-65364762/corktoday-tues-23-feb-2016-respite-cuts-at-millstreet-hospitalpreview-of-cork-south-west-for-ge16
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Just a thought: what kind of bathrooms could possibly cost €400,000 ???
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Patricia hearing about cuts to respite beds at #Millstreet community hospital #CorkToday pic.twitter.com/UgngLBr4Ev
— C103 (@C103Cork) February 23, 2016
#Tuesdays #CorkToday #Podcast Cuts to respite beds in #Millstreet, Preview #CorkSouthWest #GE16, #Ballyhooly water https://t.co/IukBp95LXZ
— C103 (@C103Cork) February 23, 2016
