Howard hits out at ‘cruel’ dental waiting list for children with additional needs
*Cllr Mary Howard. Photograph: John O’Neill CHILDREN WITH additional needs have been subjected “cruelty” by the wait times for dental treatment.
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HSE finding it ‘challenging’ to source staff for Ennistymon Community Hospital
LACK OF STAFF meant respite care could not be provided at Ennistymon Community Hospital for twelve of the last twenty four months, a North Clare representative has claimed.
Friends of Ennis Hospital refute advice of HSE’s Chief Clinical Officer not to reopen emergency department
FRIENDS OF ENNIS Hospital have refuted the clinical advice of the HSE’s Chief Clinical Officer not to reopen 24 hour emergency departments in Ennis, Nenagh and St John’s.
HSE’s plans to appoint Dr Holohan as cancer consultant causes outrage
*Dr Tony Holohan. Photograph: Joe Buckley A LEADING health activist and patient advocate has said he is “outraged” by the HSE’s plans to appoint Dr Tony Holohan as a cancer consultant with a salary of €257,000.
Rodent droppings prompt FSAI to force partial closure of Cloughleigh store
AN ENNIS store was ordered to close its external food store room by the Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI).
Losses at Cahercalla Community Hospital narrow by 50% as revenues rise
*Photograph: John Mangan LOSSES at Cahercalla Community Hospital halved to €386,751 in 2022 as the nursing home increased revenues to €5.88m.
Clarity needed for Clare pyrite homeowners on access to the fair deal scheme.
Local Fianna Fáil Election candidate for the Shannon MD David Griffin has written to the Minister of State at the Department of Health with responsibility for Older Persons, Mary Butler TD on behalf of affected pyrite homeowners to seek clarity on their access the fair deal scheme.
HSE predict rise of flu & COVID-19 cases
Increasing levels of community transmission has led to a jump in the number of flu and COVID hospitalisations.
Spike in flu & COVID-19 hospitalisations in Mid-West
A SUBSTANTIAL INCREASE in influenza (flu) and COVID-19 hospitalisations have been recorded in the Mid-West.
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.
