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The Irish Ambulance Training Institute, the award winning national training institute headquartered in Ballybrit, Galway, is offering a wide range of courses over the coming months to those who wish to pursue a career in the healthcare sector.

The Irish Ambulance Training Institute, an award winning national training institute headquartered in Ballybrit, Galway, is offering a wide range of courses over the coming months to those who wish to pursue a career in the healthcare sector. The institute has a long history of delivering courses in the first aid and emergency care fields and also offers an expansive range of FETAC accredited courses for those working as or seeking employment as healthcare assistants. The institute is offering the most comprehensive range of healthcare training courses available nationwide.

A woman injured in a farm accident in Co Roscommon was the first person to be treated by the emergency air ambulance service which began operations on Monday.

Local charity Croí have recently launched a novel initiative in partnership with the National Ambulance Service to help reduce the fear and anxiety of young children who have to travel to and between hospitals by

The Irish Ambulance Training Institute, the award winning national training institute headquartered in Ballybrit, Galway, is offering a wide range of courses over the coming months to those who wish to pursue a career in the healthcare sector.

New HIQA national standards for residential care settings for older people in Ireland require staff to hold a nationally and internationally recognised qualification. With this in mind, and predicted future recruitment demand for healthcare assistants set to average 2,300 per annum between 2011 and 2020 (Skills and Labour Market Research Unit of FÁS Report), completing a Major Award at FETAC Level 5 in Healthcare Support or Nursing Studies can give those seeking work as healthcare assistants a formal qualification and can put them in a position where their skills are in high demand.

Almost 50 local emergency service staff took part in a major emergency exercise organised by the national ambulance service in Ballinasloe recently.

A decision by the National Ambulance Service to stop the provision of patient transport to dialysis and cancer patients within the western area has been over-ruled by the Minister for Health Dr James Reilly. The HSE has been accused of “acting in an independent way” and without Dr Reilly’s consent on this matter and there is now a question mark over how the service dealt with the situation.

The HSE south has responded to claims that ambulance response times in rural areas such as Carlow can take up to 50 per cent longer than the average trip.

The HSE south has responded to claims that ambulance response times in rural areas such as Carlow can take up to 50 per cent longer than the average trip.