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One of the best things that you can do for 2021 is to stop smoking and if you avail of the new QUIT Smoking West Service this can become a reality.

If you take a health risk in the run-up up to Christmas then you are putting anyone you meet during the festive season in danger.

GPs in County Galway who charge Medical Card holders an additional fee for blood pressure monitoring and blood tests are in breach of their contracts for doing this, the Regional Health Forum was told this week.

The HSE will run a free webinar at 11am on Tuesday next to offer support and guidance to new and expectant parents.

Children with developmental conditions, and other patients in Galway, will be able to remotely attend vital consultations with healthcare professionals, following a decision to roll out new specialised software.

Up to 10,000 Covid-19 tests will be carried out weekly in Galway, Mayo, and Roscommon by mid May, according to the Tony Canavan, the chief executive of the Saolta University Health Care Group which runs the local public hospitals.

Despite the "immense challenge of Covid 19", concern has been expressed in Galway that commitments to recruit frontline community healthcare staff would not be met this year.

The number of patients attending the emergency departments (EDs) of local hospitals has dropped dramatically during the Covid-19 pandemic.

The number of confirmed cases of Covid-19 in Mayo has continued to rise this week with 216 confirmed cases in the county - this time last week there were 130 confirmed cases in Mayo, reflecting a jump of 86 inside the seven-day period or a 66 per cent increase in cases.

The chief executive of the Saolta University Health Care Group, which runs the local public hospitals, reassured the public this week that the coronavirus curve was being flattened, but warned there was no room for complacency.