Hundreds take to the streets in protest to ‘Save Respite Care’ at Cherryorchard Hospital
Hundreds protest to keep respite ward open in Cherryorchard Hospital. The hospital wants to close a ward of 16 beds from now until October because they claim they can’t find the staff to cover annual and maternity leave. Hundreds of people, carers and their families with the support of People Before Profit took part in a protest on Friday 3rd July.
Cherryorchard hospital cannot find qualified nurses to cover staff leave even when 416,000 are on live register.
Carers and their loved ones who receive roll-over respite care in Cherryorchard Hospital have been informed by the HSE that the newly refurbished Beech Unit at Cherryorchard Hospital is to close indefinitely. The management at the hospital have said that the closure of the Beech Unit is due to staff shortages for the Summer months. However, management at Cherryorchard Hospital could not give any guarantees as to when it will reopen.
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Carers and their loved ones who receive roll-over respite care in Cherryorchard Hospital have been informed by the HSE that the newly refurbished Beech Unit at Cherryorchard Hospital is to close indefinitely. The management at the hospital have said that the closure of the Beech Unit is due to staff shortages for the Summer months. However, management at Cherryorchard Hospital could not give any guarantees as to when it will reopen.
The carers and their families with the support of People Before Profit held a protest on Friday 3rd July last at 4pm.
July 2, 2009
