“Anyone waiting to be tested should act as though their test is positive and should self-isolate now, while they await testing and results.”
HSE issue statement on visiting arrangements
THE HSE has issued a statement on visiting arrangements for community hospitals and nursing units in the County. “We request that Immediate family members only visit and that children do not visit. Visiting should be limited to one person at a time. We request that people should be sensible regarding their visiting and that anyone […]
Disparity of fees placing unsustainable cost pressures
The analysis, undertaken by Nursing Homes Ireland, shows that the 14 private and voluntary nursing homes receive an average Fair Deal fee of €885
Donagh Kelly guest speaker at Cairde le Cheile Ball
LEADING Donegal businessman, Donagh Kelly, will be the guest speaker at next month’s Cairde le Cheile Gala Ball in Letterkenny.
‘This must not happen to another woman’
A WOMAN whose cancer went undiscovered for three years at Letterkenny University Hospital (LUH) has said she was told she “slipped through the net”. Margaret Doherty from Stranorlar is the third woman to speak out about her horrific experience in the hospital’s gynaecological department which is now under a HSE and Saolta review. She presented […]
Information evening tonight after Forest Park tragedy
The public event takes place in the C.AK.E Centre, Killygordon, from 7.30pm to 9pm tonight.
18th Century building to make way for Care Centre
THE HSE has been granted permission to demolish an 18th century country house in Newtowncunnigham, known locally as The Castle, to make way for a primary care centre after being previously refused permission on the same site by An Bord Pleanála. The building is listed in the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage (NIAH) and […]
€3.6 million spent on private ambulances at LUH
LETTERKENNY University Hospital spent over €3.6 million on private ambulances between 2011 and last year. The HSE released the figures which have been described as ‘outrageous’ by Sinn Féin’s Pearse Doherty who said the spend does not constitute value for money and that the money should instead have been spent purchasing and staffing new […]
HSE spent nearly €12m on agency staff last year
The figures, released to Councillor Ciaran Brogan this week, show an increase of 13.3% on the previous year.
Ambulance waiting times among worst in the country
LETTERKENNY University Hospital has some of the longest ambulance waiting times in the country, according to the latest figures from the HSE which reveal patients have waited up to four hours for an ambulance in an emergency. The figures obtained by the Donegal News show that over a four week period 130 people who called […]