by Louise Doyle SEVEN months after Health Minister Stephen Donnelly vowed reform and a greater recruitment focus in Letterkenny University Hospital, the HSE has given the green light to hire more staff following a hiring freeze. This week the HSE gave the go-ahead to start hiring more than 2,200 staff following a recruitment freeze. Advertisement Minister Donnelly […]
Kylie Ann’s five year wait for scoliosis surgery despite government promises
By Kate Heaney THE Kilmacrennan father of a ten-year-old girl who is waiting five years on critical, complex, spinal scoliosis surgery has done everything he possibly can to get Kylie Ann the operation she so badly needs. Jonny and Catherine Stewart have endured having to watch as Kylie Ann’s condition deteriorates, fearing it could become […]
Minister hails ‘extremely positive’ hospital meetings
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 […]
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 […]
Health Minister will visit LUH next week
Health Minister Stephen Donnelly will visit Letterkenny University Hospital next week.