# Midwest Health Planning Board Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/clare-fm-1054983/midwest-health-planning-board Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/clare-fm-1054983/midwest-health-planning-board.md Podcast: [Clare FM](https://stenobird.com/podcast/clare-fm-1054983) Published: 2026-09-08T09:51:56+00:00 Episode link: https://soundcloud.com/clarefm/midwest-health-planning-board Audio file: https://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/2396641905-clarefm-midwest-health-planning-board.mp3 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/clare-fm-1054983/episodes/midwest-health-planning-board Duration seconds: 786 ## Resource The new Midwest Health Planning Board is being tasked with tackling the region’s growing healthcare pressures, including capacity at University Hospital Limerick and future hospital development at Raheen. But Friends of Ennis Hospital says the focus must not be solely on Limerick — and that Ennis needs investment in beds, theatres and services now, alongside a longer-term plan for an acute hospital in Clare. Joining Alan Morrissey to tell us more was Angela Coll, Chair of Friends of Ennis Hospital. Photo (c) Alan Place ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/clare-fm-1054983/episodes/midwest-health-planning-board/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/clare-fm-1054983/midwest-health-planning-board.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.