MONAGHAN ONLY MINOR INJURY UNIT OPERATING FIVE-DAY SERVICE – CASE FOR EXPANSION IS “INARGUABLE” SAYS SINN FÉIN TD

Figures revealed by Sinn Féin TD for Cavan/Monaghan Matt Carthy this week show that the Minor Injury Unit at Monaghan General Hospital is the only one in the country operating a five-day-a-week service. The country’s other MIUs are all in operation each day of the week, and for longer daily hours than those that apply in Monaghan. “The Minor Injuries Unit at Monaghan Hospital is the only such unit that does not operate on a 7-day week basis and is alone in not opening on Bank Holidays – it also has the shortest opening hours of any of the 10 MIUs across the State,” Deputy Carthy told the Northern Standard this week.

“There is no justification for these restricted operating hours within Monaghan’s MIU as figures released to Sinn Féin show that the unit had almost as many attendees in 2021 as another unit that operates seven days per week with substantially longer opening hours.” Deputy Carthy said he had been working closely on the issue with his party’s Health Spokesperson David Cullinane TD. “There is an inarguable case for the opening hours at Monaghan Hospital’s Minor Injuries Unit to be expanded and for fees associated with…