Cognisance of the risk of elderly patients “slipping through the cracks” for COVID-19 vaccines due to the absence of permanent GPs must be heeded by the HSE, a Clare councillor has flagged.
No additional resources have been sought by the National Ambulance Services (NAS) for the West Clare area.
A Clare councillor has highlighted with the HSE instances of individuals with suicidal thoughts being discharged from hospitals in Ennis and Limerick.
Additional psychiatric support for vulnerable families and individuals in Co Clare is needed to assist their ability to cope with “unmanageable pressure”.
Progression of a primary health care centre for Kilrush has come under doubt.
*Photograph: Sean Curtin / True Media Less than five new cases of COVID-19 have been diagnosed in Co Clare among 371 nationally.
A West Clare councillor has stressed the need to improve the mental health supports on offer to young people with issues “exasperated” due to COVID-19.
Face to face and virtual clinics are being held by UL Hospitals Group to address the extensive delays at Ennis Hospital’s diabetes services.
A West Clare councillor has slammed the NAS and HSE for a failure to provide adequate detail on the response times of ambulances to call outs in the county.
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’.
