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The South Eastern Health Board is the statutory authority for providing health
and personal social services to the people of counties Carlow, Kilkenny,
Tipperary (SR), Wexford and of Waterford City and County. The population of the
area (1986 Census) is 384,974. Services are provided as follows
(a) community medical, nursing, social and income maintenance services provided
by personnel based in local health centres or working from their own
practice premises throughout the region, including family doctors and
pharmacists, public health, doctors and nurses, social workers, therapists
and health inspectors.
(b) general hospital services at the regional hospital in Waterford and in
general hospitals in Wexford, Kilkenny and Cashel/Clonmel, supported by a
number of small district hospitals.
(c) special hospital services for psychiatrically ill, for mentally handicapped
and for old persons, mainly in hospitals/homes owned and managed by the
Board, supported by homes provided by voluntary...
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