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HSE forum delegation to meet Health Minister about UHG’s emergency department
A five person delegation from the HSE West’s regional health forum will meet the Minister for Health in Dublin at the end of the month.
‘Urgent clarification’ needed from Health Minister on ‘inadequate’ ambulance service at Merlin Park
“Urgent clarification” is needed from both the Minister for Health Simon Harris and the Health Service Executive West regarding the status of the plan for the providing “safe and appropriate accommodation” for the ambulance service at Merlin Park.
No plans to use prefabs at UHG to tackle overcrowding, says Naughton
There are no plans to use prefabs at University Hospital Galway (UHG) as a short-term response to the overcrowding crisis, FG deputy Hildegarde Naughton said last evening.
Connolly condemns Harris over 'silence' on need for new hospital for Galway
A new A&E for Galway is not enough, the city needs a new hospital, according to outspoken Left TD Catherine Connolly, who accused Health Minister Simon Harris of "failing to grasp" this issue "either deliberately or through inexperience".
Ó Clochartaigh calls on Harris to introduce new hospital waiting list system
Ahead of Health Minister Simon Harris's visit to University Hospital Galway today, Senator Trevor Ó Clochartaigh is demanding the introduction of a new system of hospital waiting lists, involving "fairness and strategic management".
Galwegian first openly gay man to give blood after Minister lifts lifetime ban on donations
Galway man Tomás Heneghan this week became the first openly gay man to donate blood in the Republic of Ireland after Minister for Health, Simon Harris lifted the lifetime ban on blood donations from men who have sex with men (MSM).
Delay in building new Inishbofin health centre ‘ridiculous’ says Ó Cuív
A “ridiculous situation” is how a Galway TD has characterised the “consistent delays in building a new health centre” on Inishbofin island, which has seen progress on the “urgently needed” facility halted for nearly a decade.
Delay in building new Inishbofin health centre 'ridiculous' - Ó Cuív
A "ridiculous situation" is how a Galway TD has characterised the "consistent delays in building a new health centre" on Inishbofin island, which has seen progress on the "urgently needed" facility halted for nearly a decade.
Praise from Health Minister as NUI Galway launches its latest medical academy
Minister for Health, Simon Harris TD this week officially launched the Donegal Medical Academy, an NUI Galway partnership with Saolta University Health Care Group and Letterkenny University Hospital for the training of doctors. The Academy is housed in a purpose-designed facility located on the grounds of Letterkenny University Hospital.
Centralisation of chiropody services 'makes life a lot more difficult' for patients
More than 300 chiropody appointments per month have been taken out of communities in Galway and centralised to Merlin Park Hospital, but instead of improving services, centralisation has "made life a lot more difficult for" patients.
