Escalation Beds in Altnagalvin – and the Department of Health’s review.

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April 2024

A 77-year-old man described the room as like being “in a dungeon”, while a 23-year-old woman said it was “dehumanizing”.


Medical director of the Western Trust Dr Brendan Lavery apologised to the patient.

The Department of Health (DoH) said it was “concerned” by the experiences described by both patients and would be carrying out a review.

We are looking under FOI for that review -all of the relevant paperwork .

these are only some of the patients who reached out to us.

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