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Morgan Lucey , National Lead for the HSE Employee Assistance Program on what the Health Services are doing to support the needs of Health Care Workers During COVID-19.

Doctor 365 is a new extended opening hours GP service that has opened its doors in Galway, offering patients access to be seen by a doctor seven days a week, 365 days a year.

Galway politicians have it easy. I have been told that when each and everyone of them kneels down beside their bed at night to say their prayers, they thank God that Galway has two major hospitals. For all their faults, Galway University Hospitals, comprising University Hospital Galway (UHG), and Merlin Park (MPUH), provide a comprehensive range of services, from serious injury to cancer care, serving a catchment area in the region of one million people along the west from Donegal to Tipperary North.

An increase in hospital staffing and opening hours are some of the measures being put in place by the health authority locally to deal with the expected increase in demand for services during winter.

Although modern medicine has made tremendous advances in surgical procedures and in the treatment of acute illness, for centuries holistic medicine has been – and remains – the mainstay of care for our health. It respects the person as a whole – the body, mind, soul, and emotions.

A €10 million primary care facility is to be located on the site of the Shantalla Health Centre.

The Minister for Health, Simon Harris will officially open Mountbellew Primary Care Centre tomorrow (Friday) at 10am.

Three new primary care centres were announced for Mayo this week as part of a bundle of 14 centres across the country, the three new centres will be located in Ballinrobe, Claremorris, and Westport. The centres are being funded by The European Investment Bank.

A delegation of GPs from rural communities throughout the country, including Noreen Lineen-Curtis based in Mayo, met with the Fine Gael Health Committee recently to give its views on the crisis facing general practice in rural Ireland. The delegation highlighted the pressing need for resources in rural general practice, the lack of which has plunged the service into a crisis not seen in Ireland since the mid-80s.

Suppliers or contractors wishing to work on new primary care units are invited to attend a number of meetings in Ireland next month.