News - HSE

A public meeting in the town this week heard a HSE recruitment campaign has so far failed to attract a replacement locum doctor.

Catriona Charles who is from Mohill in County Leitrim, received a kidney transplant 34 years ago.

Uisce Éireann says it's especially important that mains drinking water is not given to bottle-fed infants.

Castlerea doctor Madeline Ní Dhálaigh said false information around vaccines has seen measles return to the fore in Ireland.

There were 158 response times of at least an hour in the Shannonside region in 2023 - with 47 in Leitrim, 62 in Roscommon, and 49 in Longford.

Dr Martin Daly says there are legitimate concerns locally that the site hasn't been made safe following the 2021 blaze.

HSE Chief Officer John Fitzmaurice said there was currently a staffing complement of 173 Whole Time Equivalents.

While rebuilding the Health Centre on the main street remains an option for the HSE, they say the original site would not be suitable for both GP and enhanced primary care services in the future.

It was revealed yesterday that the allowance for specialized bras for women recovering from a mastectomy would be reduced.

Anyone who was travelling on the 115 Bus Éireann route between Dublin and Mullingar or Mullingar to Dublin between Tuesday, 30th of January and Monday, 5th of February may have been exposed to the virus.

Anyone who was travelling on the 115 Bus Eireann route between Dublin and Mullingar or Mullingar to Dublin between Tuesday 30th of January and Monday February 5th may have been exposed to the virus.

Saolta University Healthcare Group says the outbreak has impacted St Coman's and St Teresa's Wards in the hospital.

A HSE Measles National Incident Management Team had already been established in response to a recent rise in measles cases in the UK and Europe.

INMO says 710 people were left waiting for beds in hospitals today.