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Neurology patients are travelling 60 – 112 km to see their neurologists¹

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Local neurology services planned, but still not delivered²

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Don’t neurology patients deserve the right care, in the right place and at the right time?

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Midland Regional Hospital Portlaoise

Neurology patients are travelling 60 – 112 km to see their neurologists¹. Local neurology services planned, but still not delivered². Don’t neurology patients deserve the right care, in the right place and at the right time?

According to the Neurology model of Care Midland Regional Hospital Portlaoise should have a permanent consultant neurologist providing care for patients in the local community². These patients, many of whom suffer from serious and disabling neurological conditions could be seen quicker and closer to home as promised in Sláintecare.

Please take this opportunity to contact the Oireachtas members that represent constituents in your area. Patients deserve better. Take action now.

"Since being diagnosed in the 1980s I have had to travel from Laois to Dublin for neurology services. The journey adds another layer of stress and fatigue."

Send this email to your local TD and Senators

Fill in the form below for those in the catchment area for Midland Regional Hospital Portlaoise. Click submit and the email opposite will be sent on your behalf to all TDs and Senators representing patients in your area.

Dear Deputy/Senator,

Access to a consultant neurologist should be equally distributed across the country, so that the care you receive as a neurology patient does not depend on where you live. However neurology patients are travelling 60 – 112km to receive the care they need, although local neurology services have been planned for some time. Your constituents do not have access to a neurologist in their local hospital and instead travel 75km on average to receive the care they so desperately need at Tallaght University Hospital.

The need for a consultant neurologist to provide neurology services at Midland Regional Hospital Portlaoise is recognised in the Neurology Model of Care and the local community should have these services as:

Prolonged travel increases the cost of healthcare for patients and the provider
The HSE cites travel as one of the primary reasons for the ‘Did Not Attend’ rate, increasing waiting lists
Local neurology services reduce unnecessary admissions, length of stay and unnecessary testing

Please support those living with a neurological condition in your constituency by calling for local neurology services in Midland Regional Hospital Portlaoise.

Yours faithfully,
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