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Withdrawal of stroke services from Daisy Hill Hospital is extremely worrying
The unplanned withdrawal of stroke services from Daisy Hill Hospital in Newry, Northern Ireland, is extremely worrying.
Alasdair O’Hara, the Stroke Association’s associate director for Northern Ireland, said: "It’s long been acknowledged that stroke services across Northern Ireland need transformed to improve outcomes for patients and create more sustainable, high-quality services.
"Yet, despite the Department of Health publishing an ambitious Action Plan last year to improve stroke care in Northern Ireland, we have yet to see any progress on transformation.
"It’s unacceptable that after waiting so long for the Action Plan, stroke patients and the stroke workforce are still waiting to see change progressed. The best way to prevent situations like what has happened at Daisy Hill is the planned transformation of our stroke services and a comprehensive and adequately resourced long-term plan for recruiting and retaining the stroke workforce."
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