Ex Mayor Ryan elected Chair of Clare LCSP
*PJ Ryan. Photograph: Natasha Barton FORMER MAYOR OF Clare, PJ Ryan has been elected as the Chairperson of the new Clare Local Community Safety Partnership (LCSP).
Maria Bridgeman
Slow pace continues for primary care centres in Ennistymon & Sixmilebridge
*The primary care centre on Station Rd is the only one of four Clare facilities first announced in 2021 to have opened. COMMERCIAL AGREEMENTS for the delivery of primary care centres in Ennistymon and Sixmilebridge are to be finalised this year, HSE officials have said.
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.
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.
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.
Expansion for Obair’s Meals on Wheels to see an additional 160 service users catered to across Clare
*Pictured at Obair, Newmarket on Fergus Kate Tierney (Volunteer), Eimear Murphy (Meals on Wheels Co-Ordinator), Alice Delaney (Volunteer), Vincent Delaney (Volunteer), Eileen McGrath (Volunteer), Siobhan O’Driscoll (Operations Manager, Obair CLG) and Conor Mulqueen (Kitchen Assistant) OBAIR’S MEALS ON WHEELS service is to expand into parts of North, West and East Clare.
Ennis primary care centre still on target for summer opening
HSE CHIEFS are targeting an opening date in the third quarter of this year for the new primary care centre on the Station Rd in Ennis.
ShannonDoc services ‘no longer palatable’ in West Clare
SERVICES OFFERED by ShannonDoc are no longer “palatable” to the people of Clare, an elected representative has claimed.
34% rise in young people from Clare waiting on mental health appointments
NUMBERS of young people in Clare awaiting mental health appointments has risen by 34% in three years with some youths on the waiting list for up to two years.
‘I don’t see it delivering extra services’ – ongoing delay with Kilrush primary health care centre causes frustration
‘Power and paint’ work has been completed but the addition of extra services at a planned primary care centre in Kilrush is unlikely, a local representative has lamented.