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Save portlaoise A&E services now following the Leaked Report of the Midlands. Hospital group management .

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Guest#226 Jun 28, 2016, 13:09
We the people can not allow this to happen
Guest#227 Jul 02, 2016, 09:18
Critical service for those living in Athy

Could everybody please please sign it (even my Dublin friends)

It literally takes just 1 minute.
Guest#228 Jul 02, 2016, 09:39

We need to save portlaoise hospital it is extremely important to people in the surrounding areas

Guest#229 Jul 02, 2016, 09:55
Because we need as many a&e departments as possible it would be a shame to close it
Guest#230 Jul 02, 2016, 10:36
We need our hospital to not only stay open but to improve also.
Guest#231 Jul 02, 2016, 11:10
The A and E depts in Portlaoise, Mullingar and Nass need funding and upgrading. Location of these services are important. Tullamore needs to be assessed.
Guest#232 Jul 02, 2016, 18:26
Portlaoise hospital is essential to the people .
Guest#233 Jul 02, 2016, 19:58
Putting already under pressure hospitals under more pressure can never be presented as progress or improvement
Guest#234 Jul 02, 2016, 21:07
The people of Ireland should stand up and stop talking and do something about it
Guest#235 Jul 02, 2016, 22:29
We need the a&e department of portlaoise hospital without this service myself and my family will have to travel miles to be seen to by a doctor and my brother who is under 18 and classed as a child will not be seen in naas.
Guest#236 Jul 03, 2016, 05:43
My sister has chronic asthma and another relation has a heart condition I've no doubt if we hadn't made it to Portlaoise hospital one or both might not have made it.
Guest#237 Jul 03, 2016, 07:30
The A&E Department of our local hospital are both vital and life saving. Continued provision of these services are of the utmost importance.
Guest#238 Jul 03, 2016, 07:55
The A&E services in Portlaoise hospital must be retained in order to save lives. The surrounding catchment area has an ever expanding population that rely on these services.
Guest#239 Jul 03, 2016, 07:58
The closure of A & E Department at 20.00 he's daily would have devastating effects on the people of Lapis, South Kildare and Carlow resulting in more overcrowding in Tullamore and Naaa Hospitals and the local prison services would also suffer
Guest#240 Jul 03, 2016, 08:01
The people of Laois, South Kildare and Carlow deserve a fully functioning A & E Service and not one that shuts down at 20.00 hrs daily
Guest#241 Jul 03, 2016, 08:18
Because I have a young family and want the quickest treatment available if they become ill or get hurt .
Guest#242 Jul 03, 2016, 08:39

My son has quite severe asthma. He's 12 now and he's had asthma since he was a baby, even before children are usually formally diagnosed with asthma. As a result of his asthma, we've often had to bring him in to a&e during the night. If we had to travel any further I'm not confident that he'd make it. He has been admitted to hospital on several occasions because of his asthma and I've lost count of the number of times he's had to go on a nebuliser in paeds a&e. The nurses in paeds know him by now so when they see him coming, they know to see him straight away. The A&E nurses know that when he has an attack he gets bad very quickly. Sometimes we don't need to go to A&E, his inhalers are able to control the attack. Not always though. When he gets to the point at home that his inhalers aren't getting it under control we get into the car and drive 7 miles to portlaoise. I don't like to think what would happen if portlaoise hospital was downgraded or closed.

We need this hospital. It's a disgrace to even consider downgrading the vital services it provides. 

Guest#243 Jul 03, 2016, 09:07
It's the closest accident and emergency department to my home town.
Park#244 Jul 03, 2016, 09:11

The A&E dept in Portlaoise is very much needed in the region. We can't expect surrounding hospitals already at over capacity to fill the gap.

Guest#245 Jul 03, 2016, 09:27
Great facility , amazing staff
Guest#246 Jul 03, 2016, 11:54
The A&E Department in Portlaoise Hospital is crucial to the people of the surrounding areas. They need the reassurance of an emergency department being within easy reach in case of an accident and the care provided by this facility in Portlaoise is second to none. It needs to be kept open.
Guest#247 Jul 03, 2016, 12:11
Is a great hospital needed badly buy local community's
Guest#248 Jul 03, 2016, 13:57
I believe people's lives would be at risk if the A@E was to close in Portlaoise
Guest#249 Jul 03, 2016, 14:04
I signed because these services are important and should not be done away with,
Guest#250 Jul 03, 2016, 14:46
We need this hospital to stay open