Due to essential mandatory staff training, the HSE Nursing Service on Tory Island will be unavailable on Sunday, October 19.
A HSE spokesperson said: “This is part of a planned programme of bespoke island nurse training called “ALERT Training”. The training, which focuses on the management of deteriorating patients, is mandatory for all Island Nurses on Tory Island.
“We wish to apologise for this temporary gap in service.”
A number of steps have been taken to minimise impacts on the local community as a result of this temporary gap in service, including a review of all planned nursing activities, an update of planned prescriptions and Mainland Public Health Nurse Services will be available for queries on Sunday.
“Local GP’s, Pharmacies, Community Intervention Nursing Team, and the Coast Guard have been advised that the nursing service will be unavailable on Sunday.”
For urgent medical cases, the GP Out of Hours service NoWDOC is available to the public on 0818 400 911.
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