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Hospital consultants seek urgent meeting with Government politicians after resignation
A number of consultants at University Hospital Galway have sought an urgent meeting with Government politicians in the wake of the resignation of colorectal surgeon Mr Myles Joyce last week over the hospital’s failure to provide him with adequate theatre time.
Archersrath Nursing Home expansion brings 20 new jobs
On Monday this week, Minister Phil Hogan TD cut the ribbon to celebrate the expansion of the Archersrath Nursing Home in Kilkenny city.
Trolley waits in Mayo reduce almost by half
The Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation (INMO), following a comparative survey of its trolley watch figures for the first three months of each of the last six years, show that Mayo General Hospital is bucking the national trend, as trolley waits have almost halved from 2006 to 2011.
Health meeting
A meeting about haemochromatosis, which is an iron overload, will take place on March 29 in McHale Park meeting room, Castlebar.
Former Mountjoy governor to speak at NUIG conference
A renowned educationalist with a special interest in how people learn best will address a conference at NUI Galway organised by its School of Nursing and Midwifery.
Tackling outpatient waiting lists and overcrowding must be top priorities for new Government
Tackling lengthy outpatient waiting lists and overcrowding at University Hospital Galway must be two of the top priorities of the incoming Fine Gael/Labour Government, the chairperson of the HSE West’s regional health forum said this week.
Local nurse awarded learning bursary
A staff nurse at Galway University Hospitals has been awarded a prestigious learning bursary.
GUH budget slashed by €23 million but same level of service must be maintained, meeting told
The budget for Galway University Hospital has been slashed by €23,355,000 this year as the hospital struggles to maintain the same level of service but with substantially less funding.
McGuinness in favour of payment to Kilkenny nurses
The decision to review the abolition of clinical placement payments to student nurses has been welcomed by Kilkenny Fianna Fáil TD John McGuinness.
A return to slave labour
Ireland has become a ridiculous country. We have seen health insurance hikes, increases in the cost of electricity, the introduction of the abominable Universal Social Charge, car insurance has gone up, interest rates continue to rise, petrol is on the up too. That is a lot of increases. So what has happened to counteract this continuous rise in the cost of living? Nothing. Instead the minimum wage has been cut, social welfare has been cut, the children’s allowance has been cut and there have been widespread redundancies. It is a ridiculous country really.
