by Louise Doyle A DONEGAL paramedic who was sexually assaulted and had her jaw broken in separate incidents at work, has called for harsher sentences to be handed down to perpetrators of violent crimes against emergency workers. The frontline worker told the Donegal News she has suffered with panic attacks since her ordeal and had to undergo counselling. Advertisement […]
Letterkenny Pathfinder Service is successfully preventing hospital admissions for older patients
ONE year after launching in Donegal, the HSE Pathfinder team have been called out to the homes of 511 older people in the region, and managed to keep 81 per cent of patients safely at home. Letterkenny Pathfinder is also the first pilot site nationally to trial an innovative new point of care blood test. […]
Kerrykeel paramedic retires after 22 years service
WHEN hairdresser Eamon Coll spotted a job advert for a paramedic more than 20 years ago, he jumped at the chance to swap his scissors for a stethoscope. Eamon, from Kerrykeel, began his career in 2000, based initially in ambulance stations in Killybegs and Carndonagh before being transferred to Letterkenny. He worked for four years […]