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Concerns over the downgrading of maternity services at Portiuncula University Hospital (PUH) in Ballinasloe dominated this week’s plenary meeting of Galway County Council, where councillors from across the political spectrum voiced frustration with what they described as a lack of accountability and transparency from the HSE and the Minister for Health.

On Saturday, the town of Ballinasloe witnessed a moment of extraordinary unity and defiance as thousands of people from across the west and midlands of Ireland marched shoulder-to-shoulder to demand the full reinstatement of maternity services at Portiuncula University Hospital (PUH). With estimates placing the crowd at over 3,500, this was one of the largest public demonstrations in the town’s recent history — a powerful expression of community resistance against what many view as a slow and silent erosion of rural healthcare.

Galway West TD Noel Grealish has welcomed what he described as ‘a breakthrough’ in his long-running campaign for a minor injury unit to be opened in Galway.

A TD has described as completely unacceptable the turning away of a teenage boy, who had severed part of his finger in an accident, from Galway University Hospital (GUH) because overnight emergency surgery was not available and, crucially, because there were no trolleys available.

A TD has described as completely unacceptable the turning away of a teenage boy, who had severed part of his finger in an accident, from Galway University Hospital (GUH) because overnight emergency surgery was not available and, crucially, because there were no trolleys available.

THE Minister for Health, Stephen Donnelly, has announced that, with effect from Monday of this week, public inpatient charges have been abolished in all public hospitals, including Portiuncula Hospital, Ballinasloe and the Midland Regional Hospitals in Mullingar and Tullamore.

A growing shortage of staff is making it increasingly difficult for people in Galway to get the health care they need, Independent TD Noel Grealish told the Dáil this week.

Galway University Hospital (GUH), Portiuncula University Hospital (PUH) and Community Healthcare West are implementing further initiatives this Winter to support hospital admission avoidance and promote patient flow across all acute and community healthcare facilities through an integrated approach.

Parents recall having to cut wires from their children’s mouths with pliers following the cessation of treatment by Oranmore-based Specialist Orthodontist, Dr Anne Hahessy.

Local Independent Deputy, Denis Naughten, has received confirmation that additional bed capacity is to be provided at Portiuncula Hospital, Ballinasloe, after he raised the issue directly with the Minister for Health.