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It was a proud occasion for representatives from the Irish Wheelchair Association (IWA) in Athlone as the Minister for Disabilities, Deputy Anne Rabbitte, accompanied by local Minister of State, Deputy Robert Troy, and local dignitaries visited the Clonbrusk Resource Centre on Monday of this week to view the array of services provided to users.

As the community assessment hub remains operational at the Clonbrusk Resource Centre in Athlone to enable COVID-19 positive patients (confirmed and presumptive) who require a face to face clinical assessment attend a locally based unit as near as possible to where they live, Mr. Pat Bennett, Chief Health Officer, HSE Midlands Louth Meath and Dublin Midlands Hospital Group, addressed the need to provide a more sustainable structure which will focus upon how relevant services are delivered in a safe environment both for service users and staff while the virus remains prevalent within local communities.

As the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases within County Westmeath reaches a figure of 448 (as of midnight on April 26), it has been confirmed by the HSE this week that Clonbrusk Resource Centre in Athlone, will be utilised as a Community Assessment Hub (CAH) to enable COVID-19 positive patients (confirmed and presumptive) who require a face to face clinical assessment attend a locally based unit as near as possible to where they live.

Four of Athlone’s councillors attempted to navigate their way throughout Athlone’s Town Centre, using a manual wheelchair, a mobility scooter, a white cane, and other mobility aids which people with physical and sensory disabilities rely on in their day-to-day lives.