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189 patients on trolleys in Galway University Hospital last week
A total of 189 patients at Galway University Hospital had to spend days on trolleys for the week ending October 29, according to INMO Trolley Watch data figures.
Cycle of overcrowding crises at UHG ‘must be broken’ says Farrell
"UHG has consistently been the most and second most overcrowded hospital in the State in recent weeks, and this is with non-Covid related admissions. We need to break this cycle of overcrowding crisis at UHG.”
Local input needed over choice of Connemara ambulance base, says Farrell
Despite the announcement that funding would be given to expand ambulance services in Connemara, concerns remain over the location of an ambulance base for the region.
Corrib Great Southern site must be used for benefit of local community, says Farrell
The demolition of the former Corrib Great Southern Hotel must “mark the first step” in a new chapter for the site, one that will see it become of “benefit to people living in the locality”.
‘Voluntary’ contributions to schools are ‘crippling’ family finances, says Farrell
Families across Galway are being “crippled by requests” from the school their children attend, for ‘voluntary’ contributions which can run to €100 or €200 per child, and even as much as €300-400 in some cases.
Farrell demands ‘urgent action’ on Connemara ambulance service
Eight weeks have elapsed since a meeting where the National Ambulance Service promised a full report on establishing an ambulance base near Maam Cross, but to date that report has not been supplied.
Farrell demands Covid vaccines for Aran Islanders be administered on the Aran Islands
“If it is unreasonable to expect people in rural Connemara to travel to Ballybrit to get their Covid vaccines, it is doubly so for residents of the Aran Islands.”
Continued restrictions around maternity care and access branded ‘outrageous’
Restrictions on maternity care and partners accompanying pregnant women to hospital have caused “unnecessary stress”, while lack of progress and information on this issue is “outrageous”
Expecting parents need questions answered over maternity restrictions at UHG, says Farrell
Despite the easing of some restrictions around maternity care, expecting parents still have questions about what restrictions are still in place and so far these have gone “unanswered”.
Call for street to be named in memory of Galway teenager murdered by Black and Tans
A call has been made to name a street after Christopher Folan, a 17-year-old from Woodquay, who was murdered in his home by British Crown Forces in 1921.
