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Sat 11 Nov 2009Withdrawal of nursing cover puts lives at risk, doctor warns
THE LIVES of islanders and visitors could be placed in danger following the withdrawal of 24-hour nursing cover on Inis Mór, the largest of the Aran Islands, it has been claimed.
According to island GP Dr Marion Broderick, since the beginning of November, the public health nurse on Inis Mór has been instructed by the Health Service Executive (HSE) not to answer her phone after 5pm on weekdays and not at all on weekends.
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