Ballymena GP practices terminating contracts and potential closure

2 releases from 2 parties, 25 November 2022.

Each party’s website press releases, in order of publication

1. Reid expresses concern over GP surgery closures

   • SDLP
   • 25 November 2022
   • Response to an event
   • Criticises the northern ireland executive, a minister or department

   SDLP councillor Eugene Reid expresses concern over two Ballymena GP surgeries handing back their contracts, affecting around 7,000 patients. He calls on the Department of Health to find doctors to take over the practices and links the situation to GP workforce planning shortfalls.

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2. Termination of Ballymena GPs contracts a sad state of affairs and indicates need for institutional reform, says O’Lynn

   • Alliance
   • 25 November 2022
   • Response to an event
   • Criticises another northern ireland political party or its representatives

   Alliance North Antrim MLA Patricia O'Lynn says she is saddened by the termination of two Ballymena GP practice contracts, which could close services for over 7,000 patients, and blames the DUP's boycott of the institutions for stalling health decision-making and calling for institutional reform.

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Parties with no matching press release found on their website

• DUP: no matching statement found on the party’s monitored website.
• Sinn Féin: no matching statement found on the party’s monitored website.
• UUP: no matching statement found on the party’s monitored website.
• TUV: no matching statement found on the party’s monitored website.
• Green Party: no matching statement found on the party’s monitored website.
• PBP: no matching statement found on the party’s monitored website – coverage for this period is incomplete (partly recovered), so a statement may have been missed.
• Aontú: no matching statement found on the party’s monitored website – coverage for this period is incomplete (partly recovered), so a statement may have been missed.

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