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Clare General Election Candidate ‘Holding Out No Hope’ Ahead Of HIQA Interim Review

One of this county’s general election candidates claims he is ‘holding out no hope’ for a resolution to the healthcare crisis from HIQA’s impending interim review.

A report by the health watchdog analysing the Midwest region’s case for a second emergency department is set to be released in the coming weeks.

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Kilkee native, Dr Tom Nolan, claims HIQA put the nail in Ennis’ coffin in 2009 as part of the reconfiguration of the region’s hospitals.

Nolan, who ran for Fine Gael in the recent general election, says an adequately staffed urgent care unit situated in Ennis would be more than capable of catering for the county’s healthcare needs.

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