Management at Letterkenny University Hospital has confirmed that there are sufficient numbers of adults and children with diabetes types 1 and 2 in the county to merit a Diabetes Centre of Excellence to be based in Donegal.
The Donegal branch of Diabetes Ireland has long campaigned for a centre to be based in the North West shared between Sligo and Letterkenny and have previously published a map detailing the disparity of care when compared with other parts of the country.
Senator Padraig Mac Lochlainn says this latest information should increase pressure on the Minister to act:
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