HSE appoint Regional Executive Officer to head up Mid-West health authority
*Sandra Broderick. SANDRA BRODERICK has been appointed as the HSE’s first Regional Executive Officer to head the new health authority in the Mid-West.
HSE Mid West Community Healthcare
Filling county orthodontist post a struggle for HSE with four year waiting list expanding
*The matter was raised at the regional Health Forum. CLARE’S SPECIALIST orthodontist within the HSE has not been replaced since their retirement in July with a four year waiting list continuing to expand.
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.
Access to home help a challenge for older people in rural areas
Persons living in rural areas are facing increasing challenges to access home help, a Clare councillor has highlighted.
‘This is 2020 and loved ones are pulling family from the floor’ – Crawford hits out at sustained absence of daycare and respite services
Sustained absence of daycare and respite services for individuals with disabilities in Co Clare has been described as “an appalling situation” by a North Clare representative who described that family members are having to pull loved ones ‘from the floor’.
Visiting ban remains in nursing homes & hospitals as some restrictions lifted
Health officials have confirmed that visiting bans at hospitals and nursing homes will remain in place until further notice.
