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Ongoing staffing shortages in Connemara are to blame for the delay in opening a number of beds at a local public nursing home.

HSE West has confirmed that a shortage of GPs in the region is making it difficult for people to receive medical care or get on a patient list with a doctor.

Most patients requiring in-patient mental health care are admitted to the acute adult mental health unit in Galway on the day they “need to be admitted”, HSE West management confirmed this week.

HSE West has confirmed that a shortage of GPs in the region is making it difficult for people to receive medical care or get on a patient list with a doctor.

Cllr Andrew Reddington has stated that the current doctor shortage in the Headford area is of serious concern for many locals. He has called on government to start a financial scheme to entice doctors to rural areas.

Shannon Airport has become the first Irish airport to take delivery of an electric Medical Response Vehicle.

There will be Government presence in Athlone on Friday morning (December 9) when Minister of State for Public Health, Wellbeing and National Drugs Strategy, Deputy Frank Feighan, visits St Kieran’s Community Centre in Tormey Villas to launch Sláintecare Healthy Communities Westmeath.

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.

A HSE pop-up vaccination centre will operate at Mullingar Primary Care Centre from 12pm-6.30pm on Saturday, August 20.

The campaign to get Seven Springs Day Care Centre re-opened on a full-time basis will be escalated in the coming weeks unless the demands for met, Councillor Geraldine Donohue has warned the HSE.