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A Mayo county councillor has stepped down from the HSE regional west forum in protest against the removal of breast cancer surgical and diagnostic services from Mayo General Hospital. Fine Gael Councillor Patsy O’Brien, the man who topped the poll in the Claremorris electoral area and received the highest number of votes of all candidates in Mayo in the June local elections, has not sought to be re-appointed to the health forum, having served on it since its inception. Cllr O’Brien told the Mayo Advertiser that the forum was “too political” and he expressed his disappointment in Mayo’s two Fianna Fáil TDs for not ensuring the services remained.

A woman’s body was removed from the River Moy in Ballina on Sunday and taken to Mayo General Hospital where a post-mortem examination has been carried out.

The retiring hospital manager of University Hospital Galway has said she fears the hospital will no longer be able to function as one of eight designated cancer care centres.

According to the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation there are 25 people being treated on trolleys at Mayo General Hospital today out of 475 nationwide.

Sligo breast cancer patients are to be allocated three beds in the designated cancer centre at University Hospital Galway, while Mayo patients will only avail of two beds.

Fine Gael Leader Enda Kenny TD has claimed that the HSE is to implement cutbacks of up to €25m in the coming months.  

An information booklet on the management of diabetes in pregnancy aims to promote high quality care and service to women with the condition to ensure the outcome for mother and baby matches that of non-diabetic women.