The Dalriada out of hours GP service in Moneymore was relocated to the Mid Ulster hospital in December 2019.  This service was then silently moved to Antrim Area hospital, seemingly without any public consultation.  

I only realised this service was no longer local when my one year old son took sick and I needed to see GP on a Sunday morning.  Fortunately, I have access to a car and could afford to drive my son (24miles) to Antrim Area hospital. I cannot imagine what others who do not drive would do.  Do they phone an ambulance? Risk the life of their child/relative by waiting until their GP surgery opens? 

This lack of acute LOCAL healthcare after 8.30-5pm Monday - Friday is completely unacceptable and unsafe, it is a disgrace.  

The communities of Mid Ulster deserve LOCAL and accessible acute healthcare.  

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Thank you