Donegal Minister Charlie McConalogue has said the hospital meetings attended by Health Minister Stephen Donnelly in Letterkenny on Friday were extremely positive. The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, who accompanied Minister Donnelly during his meetings with GPs, consultants, and Letterkenny University Hospital management and staff, said: “After receiving letters from the consultants at […]
Over €4m spent on private ambulances
by Louise Doyle LETTERKENNY University Hospital has incurred costs of more than €4 million on private ambulances in the last three years. Figures provided to the Donegal News from the HSE show €4,391, 293 was incurred in the hiring of private ambulances in 2021, 2022 and up to September of this year. Advertisement A breakdown of the costs incurred by LUH in […]
Health Minister urged to listen to those at LUH
by Louise Doyle HEALTH Minister Stephen Donnelly has been urged to “pay very close attention” to what he is told when he meets with GPs and consultants in Letterkenny University Hospital this morning. The health minister has been told that Letterkenny University Hospital is underfunded by €45 million. Advertisement The facility is receiving 25 per cent less […]
Work starts on new €59m community nursing unit
by Louise Doyle WORKS on the construction of the new €59m 110-bed community nursing unit in Letterkenny is underway. Plant equipment arrived on the site of the unit on the Kilmacrennan Road, close to Letterkenny University Hospital, on Tuesday. Advertisement Local contractors, Boyle Construction are behind the state-of-the-art unit, which will comprise a community nursing unit/hospital totalling […]
Health Minister will visit LUH next week
Health Minister Stephen Donnelly will visit Letterkenny University Hospital next week.
‘Confidence in LUH is being lost’ after second consultant let go
by Louise Doyle CONFIDENCE in Letterkenny University Hospital is being eroded after a second locum consultant was let go in a matter of weeks, it has been claimed. Councillor Gerry McMonagle, who is also a member of Regional Health Forum West, has called for a deeper probe into the qualifications and background of locum consultants employed […]
Health minister again refuses to confirm when he will visit LUH
HEALTH Minister Stephen Donnelly has come under fire for failing to confirm when he will meet with local GPs amid ‘service collapse’ fears in Letterkenny University Hospital. One month on from when 78 GPs, backed by 11 consultants, penned a letter to Minister Donnelly imploring him to come to Donegal to see first hand the crisis […]
‘Unsafe’ trolley figures ahead of winter, says INMO
ALMOST 90 patients were on trolleys in Letterkenny University Hospital so far this month. Trolley watch figures from Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation (INMO) reveal 86 patients were on trolleys at Letterkenny University Hospital from November 1 to November 10. Figures did not include the weekend. INMO General Secretary Phil Ní Sheaghda said the situation is “unsafe” going into […]
McConalogue welcomes commencement of ED review at hospital
THE commencement of the work by the Performance Management and Improvement Unit (PMIU) at Letterkenny University Hospital has been welcomed by Donegal Minister Charlie McConalogue. The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine said he hopes the review will lead to better and more efficient systems being put in place at the hospital. The six-week review […]
ED review underway after patient safety concerns
By Dionne Meehan A SIX week review of Letterkenny University Hospital’s Emergency Department got underway on Friday following concerns for patient safety. This comes after 78 GPs, subsequently backed by 11 consultants, sent written correspondence to the Health Minister Stephen Donnelly imploring him to take urgent action at the hospital’s emergency department amid ‘service collapse’ […]