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There is growing concern that the accident and emergency department at Portiuncula Hospital in Ballinasloe may have to close during night time hours because of a serious shortage of doctors.

A Ballinasloe teenager who collapsed after snorting a substance he believed was cocaine was rushed to hospital on the boot of a garda car, the Dublin City Coronor’s Court heard.

Staff shortages caused by the Government’s recruitment ban are to blame for the failure to roll out the BCG vaccination programme for newborn babies at University Hospital Galway.

A young Loughrea man died in hospital yesterday after suffering serious head injuries in a road traffic accident earlier this week.

More than one third of patients currently treated at University Hospital Galway could be cared for instead at Portiuncula and Roscommon hospitals, according to the HSE.

There are renewed fears for the future of Portiuncula Hospital this week with claims that the facility is facing a €4.75 million shortfall which could place services under serious threat.

A woman who allowed a four-year-old child to sleep unrestrained on the back seat of her car was disqualified from driving for a year in the District Court this week (November 10).

The Diabetes Service at Galway University Hospitals will mark World Diabetes Day on Sunday November 14 by raising awareness of its pre-pregnancy diabetes care programme.

An outreach plastic surgery service being provided at Portiuncula Hospital is to be “pulled” due to a lack of clerical support, a local TD has claimed.

“Unfortunately the message is don’t get sick this winter” was the chilling warning from a local union official this week, following the announcement that cuts of almost €50 million are to be imposed across the HSE West region, which takes in both Portiuncula Hospital, Ballinasloe, and Roscommon County Hospital.