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A fundraiser being held in the city at the weekend aims to raise money for a nutrition clinic in Zambia, South Africa.

A Galway nurse, Mr James Geoghegan, has been elected a second vice president of the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation.

A total of 77 public beds have been closed in community nursing homes (CNHs) and hospitals throughout Mayo in recent times, at the same time as health cutbacks and home help hours have been reduced.

There has been a lot of talk about midwives and St Luke’s Hospital and maternity wards in recent weeks and the news that 10 new midwifery positions have been announced for the hospital is indeed very welcome.

St Luke’s Hospital in Kilkenny is to be allocated 10 new midwives to address the midwife shortage, which is to arise when some 10 midwives retire at the end of the month.

Some 21 health care assistants were awarded with FETAC Level 5 Health Service Skills Certificates at a graduation and award ceremony at the Education Centre, Portiuncula Hospital Ballinasloe, last Wednesday.

NUI Galway has announced the appointment of the Republic of Ireland’s first Professor of Midwifery. Professor Declan Devane, himself a midwife, is based at NUI Galway’s School of Nursing and Midwifery. With approximately 700 students, the School is at the forefront of nursing and midwifery education and research in Ireland.

The Roscommon Hospital Action Committee has said it is “fully supportive” of the industrial action being undertaken by the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation at Limerick Regional Hospital.

The first baby fair in Mayo will take place this October and admission is free. The 2011 Forever Baby Fair will offer up to date expert advice on all your baby’s needs, from pregnancy to birth and new-born to toddler.

A local KIlkenny nurse was honoured by her colleagues and friends recently at an event which recognises excellence in nursing.