News - HSE

Local Covid levels drop following Christmas spike

Health experts are warning people not to get complacent as respiratory illnesses continue to flood ED Departments.

Jan 30, 2023 15:42

Local TD raises struggles to find staff to perform surgery at Sligo Hospital

Deputy Martin Kenny described how a constituent contacted him following a medical emergency with her son where the on-call surgeon struggled to find staff to help perform surgery.

Jan 20, 2023 17:53

BreastCheck screening uptake locally above national target

A spokesperson for the HSE said that identifying those groups less likely to attend will help to reach a national average uptake of 70%

Jan 20, 2023 14:08

HSE can't confirm if patients died because of hospital overcrowding

In the past two weeks the national ambulance service has received record call outs.

Jan 17, 2023 14:27

Call on HSE to review anti-bullying protocols

It emerged last week a number of nurses and healthcare staff raised concerns.

Jan 16, 2023 14:26

Safety of patients is the primary concern explains Roscommon Hospital Manager

Mary Garvey says that extreme care must be taken to ensure only suitable patients are transferred to the hospital.

Jan 13, 2023 13:57

Longford Councillor believes people still concerned about future of Out of Hours GP

Councillor Peggy Nolan says that while people are able to access the service locally she is concerned that this is only due to the goodwill of local doctors.

Jan 12, 2023 17:29

Ambulances to transfer non-urgent patients to Roscommon Hospital

The HSE confirmed the move this week.

Jan 12, 2023 16:07

Local TD defends plan to transfer patients from busy EDs to Roscommon Hospital

The call came under fire with issues highlighted around the lack of necessary services at Roscommon Hospital.

Jan 12, 2023 13:09

Transferring stable patients to Roscommon not workable - Emergency Consultant

Dr Fergal Hickey says that transferring patients to facilities like Roscommon and Ennis where the the necessary services aren't available, could put them at risk.

Jan 9, 2023 13:46