COUNCILLOR Ciaran Brogan has been elected as the new vice chairperson of the HSE Western Regional Health Forum. The announcement came at today’s Regional Health Forum meeting. Cllr Brogan will be taking over the role from Cllr Donagh Killilea.
Be SunSmart at GAA Cúl Camps 2023
The HSE’s National Cancer Control Programme (NCCP) and Healthy Ireland have teamed up with Kellogg’s GAA Cúl Camps to support the Healthy Ireland SunSmart campaign. The SunSmart campaign encourages us all to enjoy the sun safely by being SunSmart when outdoors, especially from April to September. As part of this campaign, Kellogg’s GAA Cúl Camps […]
Donegal COPD pilot scheme awarded European prize
A HSE pilot scheme in Donegal has been awarded the “European Federation for Airway Disease and Allery’s Patient’s prize for Digital COPD.” The first of its kind, the Community Virtual Ward gives community virtual ward support to individuals with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) in their own home. The services are offered as an alternate […]
Public urged to consider all care options ahead of Rally and Sea Sessions
There are two significant crowd events taking place in Donegal this weekend, the Donegal Rally and Sea Sessions Festival. The HSE along with An Garda Síochána and Donegal County Council have engaged with the event organisers in the months preceding the events. From a HSE perspective this is to ensure they have considered and put […]
Temporary nurse cover confirmed for Tory Island
TEMPORARY nurse cover has been secured for Tory Island. The news emerged last week that residents on Tory Island are to be left without a nurse for two weeks and were told to contact their GP or Nowdoc in the case of an emergency. There are currently two full time nurses who work on the […]
Men encouraged to take small steps to improve mental health
The HSE is encouraging men to set simple, realistic and practical tasks to improve their health this Men’s Health Week 2023. The HSE together with the Men’s Health Forum Ireland and a host of other partner organisations is marking Men’s Health Week 2023 starting on Monday June 12 and ending on June 18. This year […]
No Nurse on Tory for two weeks is ‘totally unacceptable’
DONEGAL Deputy Pearse Doherty has called the news that Tory Island will be without a nurse for the next two weeks totally unacceptable. The Sinn Féin TD was speaking after a spokesperson for the Comharchumann Thoraí Teo confirmed that there will be no nurse to cover Tory Island for the next two weeks and that […]
Twenty patients on trolleys at LUH
THERE are currently 20 patients waiting on trolleys at Letterkenny University Hospital. Twelve patients are in the emergency department while eight are on wards elsewhere in the hospital. Nationally, 335 admitted patients are waiting for beds this morning, according to today’s INMO Trolley Watch. 249 patients are waiting in the emergency department, while 86 are […]
HSE urges people to be sunsmart during heatwave
As we head into the June bank holiday weekend, the HSE National Cancer Control Programme (NCCP) and Healthy Ireland are raising awareness of the steps you and your family can take to protect your skin from the sun and reduce your risk of skin cancer in Ireland. Minister of State for Public Health, Wellbeing and […]
Almost €110m approved for Older Services buildings in Donegal
ALMOST €110m has been awarded to a number of Older Services buildings in Donegal, including a new 110 bed community nursing unit in Letterkenny. A number of projects in Donegal have been included in the HSE’s Capital Development Programme to make a number of Older Services buildings HIQA compliant. These include: • €58.6 million for a […]