Rejected petition Karen Bradley NI SOS to keep the Cataract clinic at the Lagan Valley Hospital

The Cataract clinic at The Lagan Valley Hospital is due to close and the team disbanded ,with the nearest place being Downpatrick, it's taken year's to train this team, who are carrying out 1000 operations per year,this further downgrades the services at the lagan valley hospital.

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Date submitted 1 December 2018
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