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DACC welcome Health Minister’s visit to Letterkenny
Donegal Action for Cancer Care welcome the news that Health Minister James O’ Reilly will visit Letterkenny General Hospital this week. DACC have been working tirelessly lobbying on an ongoing basis to have their concerns regarding the impact budget shortfalls are having on the hospital services heard and addressed. DACC met with Donegal Oirecahtas Members [...]
Donegal woman’s settlement over Letterkenny birth
A young Donegal woman with cerebral palsy has been awarded €2.5 million in settlement of a High Court action over alleged negligence surrounding her birth at Letterkenny General Hospital in the eighties. The settlement offer was made without admission of liability after a six-day hearing. Yesterday, Mr Justice John Quirke approved the settlement for Lauren Tinney (23), Lisowen [...]
What will be done to save services at Letterkenny Hospital?
Donegal Action for Cancer Care are calling on Donegal Oireachtas Members to now publicly state what they are prepared to do to protect services at Letterkenny General Hospital. It is two weeks since DACC highlighted their concerns regarding the possible downgrading of the hospital by the constant chipping away at services and budget shortfalls. We were [...]
Donegal children must wait four years to see an orthodontist
Donegal Sinn Féin TD Pearse Doherty has said that public patients in Letterkenny Hospital who need to see an orthodontist must wait a year for a priority appointment and over four years for a routine appointment with many being forced to travel to Sligo for treatment. He made his comments in response to a Parliamentary [...]
NUI Galway Medical Academy Launched at Letterkenny General Hospital
The official launch of NUI Galway’s Medical Academy at Letterkenny General Hospital in Co Donegal has taken place. Letterkenny General Hospital (LGH) has been chosen as a step-out clinical site for the education of Medical Students from NUI Galway. From last week, 20 third year Medical Students will carry out one full year of their [...]
Letterkenny Hospital defers surgery over flu surge
Letterkenny General Hospital has deferred elective surgery at the hospital because of an upsurge of flu patients. The current delays within the Emergency Department are the result of high numbers of people attending with flu related and reduced numbers of medical staff available due to a combination of recruitment difficulties and sickness.
Debt at Letterkenny Hospital could soon be written off
Donegal North East Fianna Fáil TD Niall Blaney has said he’s hopeful that the €3.5 million euro deficit at Letterkenny General Hospital will be wiped out, allowing the hospital to start 2011 with a clean slate. Deputy Blaney called a meeting last night with the Minister for Health Mary Harney, Letterkenny General Hospital Manager Seán [...]
Letterkenny Hospital protest – Unite for the common good
Donegal Mayor Cora Harvey has paid tribute to the thousands of people who took to the streets to protest against the proposed cuts to the health service in Donegal. The Sinn Féin councillor who addressed the crowd said that the huge rally had ‘united for a common good’. Mayor Harvey said: “Saturday was a good [...]
Letterkenny Hospital response to budget overspend
Letterkenny General Hospital has responded this afternoon to growing cocerns over both potential job losses and cutbacks at the hospital. They have admitted that they are projecting a budget overspend by year end and measures are being considered that will bridge the gap. In a statement they said: “The Hospital is obliged to live within its allocated [...]
Public demonstrations needed to fight Letterkenny Hospital cuts
Speaking ahead of a meeting with trade unions, politicians, and health action groups at SIPTU offices on Friday, Sinn Féin Senator Pearse Doherty has said that the people of Donegal need to show a united front and hold a mass rally aimed at resisting the cuts to Letterkenny Hospital in Donegal. Senator Doherty said that [...]
Public Service Excellence Award presented to Letterkenny Hospital
A project by the HSE to develop care and services for patients who disclose recent rape or sexual assault has won a 2010 Taoiseach’s Public Service Excellence Award. The Award was presented to Ms Anne McHugh, Project Manager and Dr Anne Flood, Director of Nursing & Midwifery, Letterkenny General Hospital at a ceremony in Dublin [...]
Letterkenny General Staff on Sexual Assault Unit earn Public Service Excellence Award
Donegal North East Fianna Fáil TD Niall Blaney has extended his sincere congratulations to the staff of Letterkenny General Hospital for the Public Service Excellence Award which they received from An Taoiseach Brian Cowen TD this week. The award ceremony was held in Dublin and showcased public service projects that are making a particularly innovative [...]
Infected healthcare worker – Up to 500 patients to be screened for Hepatitis C
In breaking news HSE (Health Service Executive) West confirmed this evening that 457 patients will be shortly be asked to attend for precautionary Hepatitis C screening. This is being done as a result of a diagnosis of Hepatitis C in a healthcare worker who worked at three Irish hospitals in the HSE West area. The healthcare [...]
Letterkenny General Hospital – Significant Reductions in Waiting Times
Mary Harney, Minister for Health and Children, has acknowledged the dramatic reductions in waiting times at Letterkenny General Hospital over the last two years. Speaking at the launch of the 2009 National Treatment Purchase Fund Annual Report Minister Harney noted the huge success of the NTPF which has, to date, treated 170,000 public patients [...]
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 [...]
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