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Independent TD Seán Canney wants the HSE to install an X-ray facility at the Tuam Primary Medical Centre as a matter of urgency.

Diagnostic facilities at the Tuam Primary Care Centre are progressing with GP direct access Ultrasound re-commencing this week, the HSE has confirmed.

The appointment of 80 new nurses to Galway University Hospitals (UHG and Merlin Park) will mean that beds closed due to staffing shortages can be reopened and access can be restored to five day services at Merlin Park’s Hospital 1 facility.

Patients attending the Emergency Department, outpatient and other appointments at University Hospital Galway are facing significant delays as the impact of the ransomware attack on the HSE IT systems continues to affect the delivery of hospital services.

The ransomware attack on the HSE IT systems continues to have a considerable impact on hospital services at Galway University Hospitals 

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An interim ultrasound service will begin in the Tuam Primary Care Centre from Monday March 8, the HSE has confirmed.

The chief executive of the Saolta University Health Care Group, which runs seven public hospitals in the west and north-west of the country, is optimistic that the organisation will not have to activate its surge plan to cope with the growing demand for services due to Covid-19.

The capacity of outpatient clinics at the west’s biggest hospital will be reduced by up to 50 per cent because of Covid-19 preventive measures.

The next two weeks are crucial in terms of weakening the grip of Covid-19 and building on the significant progress made in suppressing the virus, the chief executive of the Saolta University Health Care Group said this week.