By Róise Collins THE Donegal Branch of Diabetes Ireland has welcomed the announcement of funding to recruit a new Advanced Nurse Practitioner (ANP) for the adult diabetes service at Letterkenny University Hospital (LUH). Chair of the Donegal Branch, Mr Paul Gillespie, welcomed the news, saying it was a “long time in coming.” Advertisement The group was […]
Programme for adults with long term health conditions to be held in Bundoran
The Living Well Programme is a key evidence-based resource of the Self-management Support Programme across Community Healthcare Cavan Donegal Leitrim Monaghan Sligo (CH CDLMS). Living Well supports adults, 18 years and over, living with long term health conditions such as Diabetes, COPD, Asthma, heart conditions, Multiple Sclerosis, Parkinson’s Disease, Arthritis and chronic pain to develop self-management […]
Donegal Deputy calls for urgent support for diabetes care
INDEPENDENT TD for Donegal, Thomas Pringle, has called on the Minister, Saolta and Letterkenny University Hospital management to meet with TDs and local stakeholders to try and address diabetes care issues in the northwest. Addressing the Dáil today, Deputy Pringle said, “Recent correspondence I had with members of the Donegal branch of Diabetes Ireland has […]
Woman using diabetes ‘diaversary’ to fund cure research
A LETTERKENNY woman who was diagnosed with diabetes 40 years ago this week is using her ‘diaversary’ to raise money to help fund research to find a cure.
Local teenager to launch CD in aid of diabetes charity
A LOCAL girl who wrote a song about diabetes when she was just thirteen will launch her first CD next week.
Top award for young Donegal GP
BY HARRY WALSH A YOUNG Donegal doctor has won the prestigious Irish College of General Practitioners Quality in Practice Award for 2014. Dr Aidan Roarty, from Manorcunningham, was selected for his work on the care of diabetic patients in Buncrana Medical Centre. Advertisement Effectively the ‘GP of the Year’ awards, they recognise improvements or innovations […]
Deputy Pringle angered nurses not engaged
DEPUTY Thomas Pringle described as “shocking” a press release he was sent by the HSE which gave the impression specialist diabetes nurses were being employed in Donegal and 16 other centres.