34% rise in young people from Clare waiting on mental health appointments
NUMBERS of young people in Clare awaiting mental health appointments has risen by 34% in three years with some youths on the waiting list for up to two years.
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June opening for ward extension at Raheen Community Hospital
RAHEEN COMMUNITY HOSPITAL’s new ward extension is to be fully operational by the end of June, the HSE has confirmed.
HSE decision not to provide additional ICU or acute hospital beds in Mid-West brandished ‘disgraceful’
No new acute, sub-acute or ICU beds will be opened in the Midwest in 2022, new data from the HSE has revealed.
Hours of operation back to normal this week for Ennis COVID-19 testing centre
*Photograph: John Mangan NORMAL testing hours have resumed at the COVID-19 testing centres in the Mid-West.
VIOLET-ANNE WYNNE: We are miles from achieving independence for Disabled People
Clare TD, Violet-Anne Wynne (SF) pens an op-ed highlighting ‘the systemic violence which is holding Disabled People’ hostage.
€1.89m redevelopment of Bushy Park to commence early next year
REDEVELOPMENT work at Bushy Park addiction treatment centre is to commence in the first quarter of next year, the HSE have confirmed.
‘I don’t see it delivering extra services’ – ongoing delay with Kilrush primary health care centre causes frustration
‘Power and paint’ work has been completed but the addition of extra services at a planned primary care centre in Kilrush is unlikely, a local representative has lamented.
Judge orders HSE to pay paramedic €32,500 defamation damages over ‘drink driving’ slur
A Garda alert for an ambulance driver suspected of drink driving was based on “a criminal complaint” by a senior HSE nurse manager that “was wholly without foundation”.
Absence of landing location for air ambulance in Kilkee criticised
A dedicated air ambulance landing location in Kilkee is needed to compensate ambulance wait times in West Clare, a county councillor has said.
Clare has eleventh highest uptake of COVID-19 vaccine in the Republic
Clare has the eleventh highest uptake across the country for vaccinations against COVID-19.
