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20 NOV

HSE tells woman with incurable neurological condition that losing her medical card would be her decision

Tommy Gavin

Tommy Gavin

Deputy Editor

In a document obtained by Trinity News of a correspondence made to the HSE by a woman with motor neuron disease, the patient, who is extremely impaired by her ailment, is told that failure to gather …

November 20, 2013Tagged: cuts, health, HSE, medical card, o'reilly, science, Tommy GavinLeave a commentTommy Gavin November 20, 2013

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