Squabble between health activists at election hustings
HEALTH SERVICES in Clare remain an emotive subject and a clash between local activists sparked off this week.
Mid West Hospital Campaign
Planned care gradually resuming for hospitals across Mid-West
PLANNED care is to be gradually restored by the UL Hospitals Group across its five hospitals.
Measures announced by Health Minister are ‘sticking plasters’
*Marie McMahon. Photograph: Martin Molloy MEASURES announced for more beds in Nenagh and Ennis to alleviate pressure on University Hospital Limerick have been labelled as “a package of sticking plasters”.
Drive to save lives aims to hammer home message that one ED is not enough
*Marie McMahon of the Mid-West Hospital Campaign. AMID ongoing frustration with the health system in the Mid-West, a ‘drive to save lives’ has been organised by a local activist group.
Cowan’s temporary leave from UL Hospitals Group ‘unsurprising’
Noeleen Moran. Photograph: Martin Molloy A KEY member of the Mid-West Hospital Campaign has said the decision of the UL Hospitals Group CEO to go on temporary leave is “unsurprising”.
‘We’re dying of neglect’ – UHL breaks another record for patients on trolleys
ANOTHER record has been broken at University Hospital Limerick (UHL) with 138 patients on trolleys.
UHL’s capacity to deal with winter surge remains a big concern
CAPACITY for the region’s main hospital to deal with a winter surge is proving to be a major fear.
Patient dignity & privacy still impacted at UHL latest HIQA report finds
IMPROVEMENTS in the delivery of care at the emergency department in University Hospital Limerick (UHL) has been noted in HIQA’s latest report which also found that overcrowding continues to impact patient dignity and privacy.
Mid-West Hospital Campaign meet with HSE CEO
REPRESENTATIVES of the Mid-West Hospital Campaign held a meeting with the recently appointed CEO of the HSE, Bernard Gloster on Friday morning.
Wynne adamant Ennis A&E can be reopened and staffed safely
*Photograph: Martin Molloy SAFELY REOPENING the emergency department at Ennis Hospital is a realistic aspiration, Violet-Anne Wynne TD (IND) has maintained while she said the people of West Clare ‘suffer in silence’ when it comes to their fear of health services.
