Consultant seeks to reassure gps and mothers that portiuncula is safe

A CONSULTANT obstetrician at Portiuncula Hospital in Ballinasloe has contacted family doctors in the catchment area reassuring them and mothers that the hospital provides a safe standard of care in the maternity department.
The letter from Dr Michael Brassil, a consultant obstetrician-gynaecologist, has been sent to GPs in surrounding counties, on behalf of the maternity department.
The letter (seen by The Tuam Herald) said that the maternity department welcomes the forthcoming independent investigation and hoped that the GPs can help to reassure mothers and their families of the facts he provided about the department.