It’s been claimed that the HSE Winter Plan for Letterkenny will guarantee a winter of overcrowding and chaos in accessing services.
It’s understood that the plan, while including a number of measures, does not specifically address bed capacity or staffing issues at the hospital.
Donegal Deputy Pat the Cope Gallagher is warning that patients in corridors and cancelled procedures will continue.
He is forecasting that the strategy is destined to fail:
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