Anger in Kilkee as Do Not Swim notice issued
*Photograph: @thepmanofficial Discharge of wastewater into the sea at Kilkee has prompted the issuing of a Do Not Swim notice.
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Putting time-frame on terminal illnesses absolutely ludicrous
A Quin father of three has had his medical card revoked twice by the HSE since receiving a terminal diagnosis in July 2017.
Medical Card assessment ‘leaving lots of Clare people in the cold’
Policies in place surrounding assessment for accessing a medical card are leaving “a lot of people out in the cold”.
September return for GP services in Newmarket-on-Fergus
GP services are to return to Newmarket-on-Fergus in September.
Families let down by home help freeze – McInerney
*Rita McInerney. Photograph: Arthur Ellis Restrictions on new applications for home help services will have negative consequences for families, carers, and the wider health services across the county, Fianna Fáil’s Rita McInerney has said.
Laura always brought a smile to banish tears
Hundreds of mourners attended a mass of remebrance for Laura Brennan at St Peter and Paul Cathedral in Ennis on Wednesday.
‘A light in the life of everyone who knew her’ – Laura Brennan dies
Laura Brennan has died at the age of 26.
Kilrush centre ‘will change provision of health care in West Clare’
*Kilrush. Photograph: Kilrush Tidy Towns Kilrush has been identified as the location for a new primary care centre. It is one of three places in the Mid-West that will now house primary care centres. The HSE will announce in the next week future centres to be constructed with Kilrush to be amongst them. It is …
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‘HSE not fit for purpose’ – Dr. Harty
Former Health Minister, Dr. James Reilly has been criticised by Clare TD Dr. Michael Harty who he said disbanded the HSE board in 2012 on a whim. Spaking in the Dáil on the Health Service Executive (Governance) Bill 2018 which he said will reconstitute the board and introduce real structural health reform, the Independent TD …
No confidence motion in Health Minister deferred
A motion of no confidence in Minister for Health, Simon Harris by elected representatives of Clare County Council has been deferred. Harris has been given four weeks to meet with the local authority’s members on the HSE Forum otherwise the motion will be reappearing on the agenda when the Council holds its February meeting. Former …
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