Serious concern has been expressed over the X-Ray Departments in Killybegs and Donegal Town Community Hospital.
Cllr Niamh Kennedy has voiced her concern after she became aware that the radiographer has handed in his notice.
Cllr Kennedy said “This means that he will be leaving his post on 14th March 2019 with no replacement at this stage”.
“This is simply not good enough that there is a policy within the HSE that a post like this can not be advertised until the job is vacant, this job should be advertised once notice is given”.
She added this comes despite good news back in January of the €1.7m for the Community hospitals in Donegal, linked to Letterkenny University Hospital for Dungloe, Carndonagh, Donegal Town and Killybegs.
“And now we won’t have staff in Killybegs or Donegal Town for whatever length of time it takes to find a replacement this is simply not good enough.
“There needs to be an effort made here to recruit and have a panel selected for these jobs as vacancies arise.
“Extensive reconstruction and renovations were carried out to accommodate the new equipment in these community hospitals, now Killybegs and Donegal Town will not have the Radiographer to do the work for whatever length of time is simply ridiculous.”
At the €1.7m launch, a HSE spokesperson had stated that the opportunities to expand the level of services in these sites have been progressed.
The HSE had said a Radiographer would be attached to each unit and admin support would be provided across all units.
Cllr Kennedy added “I am calling on the HSE to advertise for this post without delay, we are living rurally and rely on these excellent Radiology Diagnostic Services. We do not want to see these services shut down for months because of administration and recruitment failures”.