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Green Heroes in Donegal
Two members of the HSE Health Promotion Department in Donegal beat off stiff competition and were pronounced Green Heroes by the Conservation Volunteers Northern Ireland at their Annual Green Hero Awards in Bangor recently. Ann Marie Crosse and Lynda Mc Guinness received the award for their work on the Healthy Gardening and Green Exercise [...]
Fifth Annual HSE West Clinical Workshop at Sligo General Hospital
The fifth annual HSE West Clinical Workshop took place on Saturday 20th November at Sligo General Hospital. The Workshop brought together General Practitioners from Sligo, Leitrim, South Donegal, Mayo and Roscommon, Consultants from Sligo General Hospital and management representatives from both hospital and community services to discuss a range of commonly encountered conditions and their [...]
HSE cannot depart on student nurse replacement rosters
The Labour Court, in a recommendation issued on Thursday, 16th September 2010, has stated that the HSE (West) cannot depart from a national agreement which exists, with regard to the replacement of student nurses/midwives who have completed their rostered placement. The Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation had referred the issue of non-replacement of student nurses [...]
HSE North West Advise on Protection Against Lyme Disease
The HSE North West, Public Health Department advises that people involved in outdoor activities protect themselves against Lyme disease, a bacterial infection spread by bites from infected ticks. “Most cases of Lyme disease are mild, but occasionally severe infection can cause heart problems, arthritis or even meningitis. Simple measures that can prevent tick bites include: [...]
How many vulnerable children were in Industrial dispute area?
Fine Gael Spokesperson on Children, Alan Shatter TD, has called on the Minister for Children, Barry Andrews TD and the HSE to state how many of the 188 children who have now been acknowledged by the HSE to have died either while in care or about whom there were concerns resided in this area and [...]
HSE Obliged to Provide Info of Cases, Not Blocked as Argued by Govt
The HSE is obliged to provide reports to the NTMA on any “adverse incidents” occurring in their jurisdiction so that the NTMA and its States Claims Agency can assess the risk liability to the State in the event of a claim being made against the State, Fine Gael leader Enda Kenny said today. This matter [...]
HSE Culture of Secrecy and Obstruction Must Stop
Sligo Senator Marc Mac Sharry has issued a scathing attack on the “endemic culture of secrecy and the obstruction of the flow of information” within the HSE. The north west based Senator was speaking following the annulment by the Information Commissioner Emily O Reilly, of a HSE decision to refuse access to the Interim Report on [...]
Letterkenny surgeon warns: Spot Your Tot before Taking Off
During the good weather, many more children are outside playing on farms and in gardens. While it’s great to see them out enjoying the fresh air and sunshine, it is also important to be more careful when taking off in your car or driving your tractor. A five-second walk around the car before you get [...]
Swine Flu Vaccination Clinic in Buncrana, Donegal
A rescheduled Swine Flu Vaccination Clinic will take place in Buncrana on Tuesday 26th January, in the Gateway Hotel. The clinics which were due to take place in Buncrana last week (Monday 11th and Tuesday 12th January) were cancelled due to the severe weather conditions. Appointments for the clinic on Tuesday 26th [...]
Patients at risk as haematologist vacancy at Letterkenny hospital left unfilled – McHugh
Donegal T.D. Joe McHugh has called on the Minister for Health and HSE Chief Brendan Drumm, to immediately source a consultant haematologist for Letterkenny General Hospital. Letterkenny General Hospital has been without haematology services since the departure of the Hospital’s previous consultant haematologist last month. The position has been advertised in national medical journals and [...]
Visiting suspended at Letterkenny General Hospital
Letterkenny General Hospital would like to emphasise to the general public that all visiting to the hospital is suspended due to the presence of Norovirus (winter vomiting bug). Visitors are asked not to come to the hospital (apart from partners visiting the maternity unit and parents/guardians visiting the paediatric unit). All urgent enquiries should be [...]
Irish A&E’s experiencing upsurge of sprains, fractures and cuts
As a result of the current adverse weather conditions, Irish HSE services including Emergency Departments, Ambulance Service, Primary Care Centres and GP services, are experiencing an upsurge in the number of people presenting with sprains, fractures and cuts as a result of slips and falls on icy roads and footpaths. Despite the challenges faced by [...]
HSE advises people to ‘Keep Safe This Winter’
The HSE is today highlighting advice on how to ‘Keep Safe This Winter’, as part of its Keep Well This Winter information campaign. This phase of the information campaign centres on fall prevention in older people, which is particularly relevant as the cold weather persists across the country. Emergency Departments around the country [...]
Keeping the Irish Public Informed about the Pandemic
Following the emergence of the Swine Flu pandemic in April this year, the HSE on May 1st set up a dedicated 24-hour Flu Information Line, Freephone 1800 94 1100, in response to demand from the public for information about Swine Flu. The Flu Information Line offers recorded, up-to-date information about flu symptoms, what to do [...]
Seasonal Arrangements for HSE Swine Flu Vaccination Clinics in North West
The HSE has notified the public that the Swine Flu Vaccination Clinics in Sligo, Carrick-on-Shannon in Leitrim and Letterkenny in Donegal will be closed from 4 p.m. today, 22nd December, until 10 a.m. Monday, 4th January, 2010. The HSE is continuing to urge those at risk, those over 65 and children to get the swine [...]
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