Sinn Féin MLA Emma Sheerin has called on the Department of Health to ensure patients from Fairhill Health Centre in Magherafelt have access to a GP.
Speaking as the health centre is to close in two weeks’ time, the Mid Ulster MLA said:
“With Fairhill Health Centre set to close in two weeks’ time, it is now incumbent on the Department of Health to work alongside patients and GPs to ensure local people can continue to access vital health services.
“This must include supporting GPs to care for additional patients, ensuring already-stretched practices are not placed under additional strain.
“General practice is a vital pillar of community health care and we all must work together to guarantee key services can continue to be delivered to local people in Magherafelt and beyond.”
