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As the HSE and pharmacy dispute continues, many Mayo patients are left stranded without medication as the two HSE-operated pharmacies, which are part of the health services contingency plan, fail to provide necessary medication when needed. Patients who are not under the State drugs scheme were also left trying to find an open pharmacy in the county as pharmacists staged a protest about the HSE not entering into an agreement with them.

Based in a tranquil, secluded location in the heart of the Roscommon countryside, White Winds Healing Centre offers a range of therapies, psychic readings, and healings at the hand of healer and psychic Pat Cunniffe.

Packing for holidays or even a weekend break can be a real headache, especially on the beauty front when you realise how much space separate cleanser, cotton wool, face scrub, toner and moisturiser take up.

A Co Galway carers’ support group recently organised a respite break for its members

Coping with caregiver stress

The respiratory team at the Mayo General Hospital has recommenced the delivery of pulmonary rehabilitation programmes for patients with chronic respiratory disease.

The pharmacy/HSE action is over for now with hundreds of pharmacists once again dispensing medicines under the Community Drug Schemes. But the Irish Pharmaceutical Union has warned that if the HSE places any obstacles in the way of pharmacies resuming normal services they will be met with a “very swift response”.

Dentists in Mayo have criticised the proposal of An Bord Snip Nua that the Dental Treatment Benefit Scheme be abolished. The scheme, which has been in place for many decades, allows patients who make PRSI contributions to avail of free or subsidised dental treatment.

The team at CA&C are committed to their patients and customers, and dedicated to their mission of serving the community in which they live.

Pharmacies across Athlone have recommenced dispensing prescription medication, after the Irish Pharmacy Union (IPU) urged them to resume normal service in the interest of patient safety.