Search Results for 'Pat Nash'

Denis Naughten TD has called on the Minister for Health, Leo Varadkar, to ensure that the inquiry at Portiuncula Hospital includes a review of the actions taken by Saolta Management once they became aware of staff concerns regarding the operation of the maternity unit in Ballinasloe.

Four board members of the Galway Roscommon University Hospitals Group have been called on to absent themselves from a meeting today (Thursday) to discuss the HIQA report into the death of Savita Halappanavar because they are senior managers at UHG.

A new mobile app, launched at Galway University Hospitals this week, will further improve appropriate antibiotic use, according to Dr Pat Nash, the clinical director of the hospital group.

The former Managing Director of Allergan Ireland Colam O’Neill has been appointed as a non-executive director to the board of the hospital group for the West/North West.

The former Managing Director of Allergan Ireland Colam O’Neill has been appointed as a non-executive director to the board of the hospital group for the West/North West.

A city businesswoman, a rural GP and the former president of the Volvo Ocean Race finale are among the non-executive directors of the Board of the Galway and Roscommon University Hospitals Group.

Local heart and stroke charity Croí is calling on young and old in Mayo to “Take Action for a Healthier Heart” as it announces the details of a public talk to mark World Heart Day during September, in association with the HSE West’s Mayo Primary, Community and Continuing Care Department.

To coincide with World Heart Day on Thursday, September 29, Croí and HSE West Mayo PCCC are inviting members of the public to a free public meeting and open forum in the TF Royal Hotel, Castlebar, at 8pm. The guest speaker will be Dr Pat Nash, consultant cardiologist, University Hospital, Galway. The theme of this year’s World Heart Day is One World, One Home, One Heart, which according to Croí, emphasises the important role we all can play in reducing the burden of heart disease and stroke on ourselves, our families, and our economy.

Cardiovascular disease remains the single biggest killer in County Mayo, accounting for 40 per cent of all deaths, according to local heart charity Croí. The good news is however, that early detection and management of risk factors can help reduce the number of deaths and increase how long people live.

Croí in partnership with HSE West Mayo Primary, Community and Continuing Care, has launched the second in a series of public meetings promoting heart health under the Heart Smart Mayo Programme. This free public meeting and open forum will take place on Tuesday November 30 at 8pm in the Hotel Ballina, Dublin Road, Ballina.