‘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 […]


Team investigating gynae services to visit LUH


THE review team carrying out an investigation into gynaecology services at Letterkenny University Hospital will visit the hospital mid-January, the Donegal News can reveal. Following a request for an update on the review health care group Saolta has now released information on the identity of those who will be carrying out the investigation which will […]


Call for review of similar cases after sister’s death


A HOSPITAL consultant whose sister passed away following a delayed cancer diagnosis at Letterkenny University Hospital is calling for a review of similar cases. Margaret MacMahon, who grew up in Letterkenny but is now living in Bristol, has spent the last two and a half years fighting for acknowledgement that there were serious failings in […]


Debt collection fees double at LUH


THE AMOUNT spent on debt collection services at Letterkenny University Hospital (LUH) has more than doubled in the last three years, the Donegal News can reveal. Figures provided through a Freedom of Information request show that last year almost €18,000 was spent on debt collectors to recoup patient’s hospital bills. This is more than double […]


Doherty demands urgent answers about cardiac care at LUH


  Deputy Pearse Doherty, Sinn Féin Finance Spokesperson, is demanding an urgent explanation from the Minister for Health after it was revealed this week that cardiac rehabilitation services have been suspended at its unit housed at Letterkenny hospital’s St Conal’s Campus. It’s understood that the decision to close the facility was taken due to equipment failure […]

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