No new acute beds for Mid-West again in 2023
NO NEW ACUTE BEDS will be opened in the Mid-West region for the second year in a row.
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HSE figures show ‘chronic underinvestment’ as McNamara questions Donnelly’s recruitment claims
FIGURES RELEASED by the HSE highlight a “chronic underinvestment” in the Mid-West region, a Clare TD has said.
Accommodation & payment needs to be assessed in battle to keep nurses & doctors in Ireland
*Photograph: Sean Curtin / True Media MORE ATTRACTIVE terms and conditions must be implemented in order to quell the amount of highly skilled medical professionals emigrating, a Clare TD has argued.
St Flannan’s staff say nursing home on grounds would have ‘seriously negative impact’ on students
A 100-bed community nursing home proposed for the grounds of St Flannan’s College would have a “seriously negative impact” on the student population. That’s according to staff at the Ennis school who have outlined their objections to the project. The health services executive (HSE) is seeking planning permission for the development at lands at Clonroadmore, …
TDs should risk party whip to force Ennis hospital change, meeting hears
TDs and Senators in the Mid West should be willing to risk losing the party whip to ensure a 24-hour service is restored to hospitals in Ennis, Nenagh and Limerick, a meeting has heard. At the January meeting of Clare County Council, there was unanimous backing for a cross party motion calling on the health …
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‘External’ chair to lead review of Clare teen’s death
The inquiry into the death of Clare teenager Aoife Johnston at university hospital Limerick (UHL) is due to start “very shortly”. The 16-year-old Shannon schoolgirl died last month after contracting bacterial meningitis. She had spent a number of hours waiting on a trolley prior to her death at the hospital. The health services executive (HSE) …
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Kilrush woman left waiting 8 hours for ambulance
AN ELDERLY KILRUSH WOMAN was left waiting eight hours for an ambulance to arrive.
Handy info leaflet shows how and where to access your healthcare options this winter
*Dr Gareth Quin. Photograph: Alan Place PUBLIC health services in the Midwest are redoubling their efforts this Winter to keep people on the right track for the best and most appropriate healthcare service for their needs, as close to home as possible.
HSE aim to raise awareness on suicide & self-harm in series of classes at MIC
HSE Mid-West are holding a series of courses aimed at raising awareness of suicide and self-harm.
No patient over 75 to wait longer than 24 hours for a hospital bed – a target of €169m HSE Winter Plan
A CLARE SENATOR has said the €169m HSE Winter Plan needs to be more ambitious for delivering for the people of the Mid-West region.
