PLANS to appoint two neurological consultants between Letterkenny University Hospital and Sligo University Hospital have been welcomed. The announcement was welcomed by Councillor Gerry McMonagle at the Regional Health Forum, West meeting in Galway on Tuesday. Cllr McMonagle had pointed out in his question tabled to the Forum that “with over 46 per cent of the […]
Campaign launched for neurologist consultants at LUH
by Louise Doyle LOCAL patients with a neurological condition have added their voice to a national campaign seeking to appoint neurology consultants in Letterkenny. Currently patients from Letterkenny have to endure a 224km round trip to Sligo University Hospital for neurology appointments. Advertisement But a campaign launched by The Neurological Alliance of Ireland (NAI) hopes to bring […]
Letterkenny fourth most overcrowded hospital in the country
Letterkenny University Hospital is the fourth most over-crowded hospital in the country today. According to today’s INMO Trolley Watch, 41 patients are currently on trolleys at LUH with five of those patients aged under 16. Fourteen of the patients are in the emergency department while 27 patients are on wards elsewhere in the hospital. Advertisement […]