Sir, – The suggestion by Dr Gerry Burke (January 8th) for the requisition of private hospitals by the Government for the benefit of the “common good” is as laughable as it is foolish.
Such hospitals already serve the common good by removing strain on public provision of services. Given that he acknowledges their efficiency, surely he would be more in favour of government incentives for the construction of even more private hospitals and personal incentives making private health insurance less costly? Surely a better solution than leaving more helpless patients in the clutches of the seemingly hapless public system. – Yours, etc,
EANNA COFFEY,
Killarney,
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Co Kerry.