Stark sign of health service

Recent correspondence

Sir, – I, like many in this country, suffer from a progressive neurological condition which limits my mobility and results in increasing levels of disability over time.

Recent correspondence from my neurologist, confirming my upcoming appointment in their first-floor consulting rooms, includes the following: “Please note that there is no lift to the first floor and no wheelchair access”.

I cannot imagine a more stark and disappointing sign of the state of our health service. – Yours, etc,

HELEN MURRAY,

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Rathfarnham,

Dublin 14.