Boil water notice lifted in South-East Clare
A BOIL water notice for households in South-East Clare has been lifted with immediate effect on Friday evening.
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Plans for dialysis unit in Clare Technology Park lodged with Council
*Clare Technology Park. LONG-AWAITED plans for a dialysis unit in Clare have been lodged.
Clare ‘always suffering on health front’ – Cllrs seek Dáil committee to examine emergency response times
*Greater funding of the National Ambulance Service has been sought in Clare. CO CLARE is ‘always suffering on the health front’ prompting councillors to seek the establishment of a Dáil committee to fully review emergency first response care for Clare residents.
Imbalance of GP cover flagged in Clare as HSE say active efforts ongoing to secure permanent service in Newmarket-on-Fergus
*Photograph: John Mangan HSE OFFICIALS have said they are ‘actively working’ on plans to secure a permanent GP for the village of Newmarket-on-Fergus while a Clare TD has criticised the imbalance of GP cover in the county.
Tender process concludes for Ennis’ haemodialysis unit
ENNIS’ long-awaited satellite haemodialysis unit will be up and running by the end of June next year, the HSE has stated following the conclusion of a tender process.
Johnston family to meet Health Minister & HSE CEO to seek statutory inquiry into Aoife’s death
AOIFE JOHNSTON’s family are to hold their first meeting with Minister for Health, Jennifer Carroll McNeill (FG) today (Thursday).
An Bord Pleanála push back deadline to show St Flannan’s green space can accommodate €25m community hospital
*Staff at St Flannan’s College have objected to the development. The Health Service Executive (HSE) has suffered a fresh setback in its plans to advance its contentious €25m community hospital on diocesan-owned green space at St Flannan’s College.
Clare councillors want HSE to officially recognise FASD
Tristan Casson-Rennie Chief Executive Officer FASD Ireland. Photograph: Natasha Barton. ONE OF Clare’s newest councillors is leading the campaign to have Foetal Alcohol Syndrome (FASD) officially recognised by the HSE.
HSE given deadline over planned €25m hospitals for lands at St Flannan’s College
*Teachers at St Flannan’s College where the site is earmarked for. AN BORD PLEANÁLA has given the HSE a deadline of later this month to confirm that there is Uisce Éireann capacity to accommodate its contentious plan for a €25m community hospital on diocesan-owned green space at St Flannan’s college.
Spike in flu leads to introduction of visitor restrictions in local hospitals
VISITING RESTRICTIONS are to be implemented across all of UL Hospital Group’s hospitals following a spike in hospitalisations of persons with the flu.