MLA issues care home call

Local MLA Swann says whoever is appointed Health Minister next month must intervene on residential care home admissions.
By The Newsroom
Published 2nd May 2015, 13:45 BST
Robin Swann. Editorial image.Robin Swann. Editorial image.
Robin Swann. Editorial image.

His comment came on Monday after it emerged that Jim Wells had resigned from the role.

Mr Swann said Mr Wells’ successor after May 11 must “lift the ban on care homes in the NHSCT area admitting new permanent residents”.

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He said the future of such homes, including Pinewood in Ballymena, “has always been dependent on the non-admissions policy being lifted”, adding: “without the ability to admit new residents, closure remains inevitable”.

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