A Clare member of the Regional Health Forum West has described the HSE's Service Plan as ambitous, saying he hopes that it will go a long way towards improving services here.
A Clare member of the Regional Health Forum West has described the HSE's Service Plan as ambitous, saying he hopes that it will go a long way towards improving services here.
Next year's budget is the biggest in the history of the State at around 14 billion euro, though it leaves only an additional 81 million for expanding or developing new services.
The plan has suggested a futher delay in the opening of the new Emergency Department at University Hospital Limerick, though the UL Hospitals group has yet to clarify the issue.
Whitegate Councillor Pat Burke says despite doubt over the new ED, the HSE's plan contains many positives
