Gildernew welcomes commitment to new Enniskillen Hospital
Sinn Féin Fermanagh South Tyrone MP Michelle Gildernew has welcomed the
progress
on the hospital for Enniskillen and called for the maximum
development
of services across the West of the Bann area to ensure equal
access to
services.
Ms Gildernew said:
"I welcome news that the
purchase of the site for the new £175 million
hospital to the
north of Enniskillen has now been agreed and that a
planning
application will be submitted tomorrow (Friday 5th August).
"It
is particularly important that there are now firm commitments for wide
range
of acute services at the new Enniskillen Hospital including 24/7
Accident
and Emergency (A&E), inpatient medicine, inpatient surgery,
critical
care and inpatient maternity services.
"However, it is vital that
we get the maximum development of services not
just in Enniskillen but
also in the Tyrone County in Omagh as well as
development of services
at the South Tyrone in Dungannon. We also need to
see further
development of ambulance services, primary care services and
out-of-hours
GP services as well.
"Sinn Féin are committed to ensuring that
the imbalance in services
between the East and West of the Bann is
finally addressed.
"I will also press direct rule Ministers to
ensure that the timetable is
adhered to, if not expedited and that
there are no delays." ENDS