A new study has revealed that large parts of County Clare are among the worst serviced by full-time hospital care.
A mapping system, created by NUI Maynooth, has identified ‘healthcare blackspots’ which flag up gaps in access to services across the island of Ireland.
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Their system finds that it takes 59 minutes to go from Lisdoonvarna to the nearest 24 hour A&E unit , and that for Kilkee the journey is even longer at 69 minutes.
Researchers found journey times from large parts of East Clare are over 45 minutes – the national average is 21 minutes.
Kilkee Councillor Pat Keane says the figures are startling, but he doesn’t expect it to lead to much change.
