The X-ray service in the Carndonagh Community Hospital is now running five days a week. Previous to the service starting, patients would travel to Letterkenny University Hospital to avail of an X-ray. The service has seen a large increase in GP referrals since the COVID-19 pandemic. Advertisement All referrals are prioritised according to the clinical […]
Donegal Aphasia Café wins national best HSCP lead project award
Ireland’s first hybrid Aphasia Conversation Group, located in Donegal, has won a national award. HSE Bright Spark Awards, where frontline innovation is celebrated and rewarded, were presented on 15th June 2023 during the HSE’s Spark Summit at the Clayton Hotel, Cardiff Lane, Dublin. The event is sponsored by National Doctors Training and Planning, the Office of Nursing and Midwifery […]
Work to begin on Dunfanaghy Primary Care Centre
WORK will begin within the next six to eight weeks on the new €2.5 million primary health care centre in Dunfanaghy following a decision to grant planning permission for the development today. The new health centre will be constructed by local building firm Stewart Brothers. It is expected the facility will be completed mid 2020 […]
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 […]