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Roscommon Hospital Action Committee has this week called for an independent inquiry into the Health Service Executive West for what they describe as “budgeting blunders” which left the HSE West needing €50 million in savings by the end of the year to remain within budget.

The HSE West is urging people to give it feedback on its public health service in a bid to improve patient safety and the healthcare system generally.

A city based organisation which provides meals for older people in their homes has been shortlisted for a major national award.

Talks between the Health Service Executive and health sector unions over proposed job cuts and savings in the west adjourned on Tuesday after seven-and-a-half hours.

The stand-off between the HSE and residents of Loughloe House and their families continues this week, with the news that two months have passed since the HSE first announced it would be closing the facility.

The HSE has launched an online medical card/GP visit card application service which will see a 15 day turnaround for medical card applications.

Nurses at the Bon Secours Hospital in Renmore staged a lunchtime protest yesterday (Wednesday) to highlight what they claim is their employer’s decision to renege on a pay agreement brokered earlier this year.

The HSE has clarified that medical card holders over 70, who are awaiting renewal, will not be penalised because of processing delays in Dublin.

Staff at the Bon Secours private hospital in Renmore will begin strike action on Monday over cuts in pay.

Children in Carlow and Kilkenny will have a chance to win a bicycle with Hibernian Health this summer. The Hibernian branch in Carlow has launched the Hibernian Health Art Challenge, which is open to all children aged between five and 12 years. Entry forms are available from any one of Hibernian’s 27 branches nationwide and one winner will be chosen in each county.