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Tue 10 Oct 2009Call for homeless to be part of Cork emergency care
THE NEEDS of the homeless must remain at the forefront of emergency care planning in hospitals, a consultant in Cork said yesterday after it emerged that 8 per cent of AE patients who present at hospitals in the city are homeless.
Dr Chris Luke, addressing a Cork Simon Community seminar on the health impact of homelessness in Cork, said the needs of the homeless were often complicated.
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