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Despite political and public opinion believing that the €7 million share of cuts to be foisted on Portiuncula hospital by the end of the year would “effectively close” the hospital, “the HSE can categorically state that there are no plans to close Portiuncula Hospital”.

A union boss has issued a stern warning to local politicians - “Use your seat to protect services at Portiuncula Hospital or lose it”.

Despite recent claims the HSE has, this week, refuted all closure rumours for either Roscommon or Portiuncula hospitals.

Two Bennettsbridge men who have just celebrated their 90th birthdays recalled for me their involvement in what many people refer to as Dad’s Army, but which to them was a highly motivated force that stood between Ireland’s freedom and occupation by a foreign power.

HSE West has received 47 queries from women in relation to induced miscarriages carried out following the advice of consultants.

Any doubt as to whether there will be future ward closures at Mayo General Hospital was clarified this week when the director of operations of HSE west confirmed that there will definitely be ward closures in all public hospitals in the future.

The HSE West apologised this week to a 94-year-old Connemara great-grandmother of 34 children who had to spend two nights on a trolley at UHG’s A&E department.

One of the most outspoken critics of the local health service has been re-elected unopposed as the chairperson of the HSE West’s regional health forum.

The misdiagnosed miscarriage saga at UHG took a further twist this week when the chairperson of the HSE West’s regional health forum revealed he was contacted by the family of a woman who was wrongly told she had lost her unborn baby 19 years ago.

The timing of ward rounds at Galway University Hospitals are to be changed to ensure the earlier discharge of patients who have been treated and are waiting to go home or move to another health service.