Anger in Bangor - hospital closure plan sparks protest meeting, @nweir1 was there #BBCNolan

Nov 12, 2014, 09:35 AM

Hands off our local hospital. That was the message from a protest meeting in Bangor last night. It was called over health cuts involving the closure of 20 GP beds and the town's minor injury unit. It's a temporary closure, but there are very real fears that it could become permanent. Our reporter, Nicola Weir, was at the protest meeting in Hamilton House. So to was DUP MLA Alex Easton, who made a very public pledge and strongly criticised the local health trust. The DUP, of course, holds the health minister post at Stormont. And Alex Easton is DUP Private Secretary at the health department - right hand man to Minister Jim Wells. Nicola begins her report by speaking to Unison Branch Secretary, Barbara Mullan. We also hear from Hugh McCaugey, Chief Executive of the South Eastern Trust