At the Annual General Meeting of the Regional Health Forum West on Tuesday 16 July, the following members were elected to the positions of Chair and Vice Chair of the Regional Health Forum West and Regional Health Forum Committee:
Regional Health Forum West Chair - Cllr Ciaran Brogan (FF), Donegal County Council Vice Chair - Cllr Michael Kilcoyne (NP), Mayo County Council
The introduction of a Nurse-Led Urology Clinic at Roscommon University Hospital for Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms (LUTS) has significantly enhanced patient care, reduced wait times, while also reducing the number of patients who require consultant urologist review.
Merlin Park University Hospital (MPUH) welcomes the publication by Health Information Quality Authority (HIQA) of its report of the assessment of compliance with medical exposure to ionizing radiation regulations at MPUH.
An announced inspection at MPUH was carried out at the hospital on the 20th of March 2024. Inspectors visited the DXA and general X-ray departments in MPUH.
A study carried out by doctors at University Hospital Galway (UHG) has revealed the changing presentation of trauma patients, with a doubling of cases and older patient profile emerging over the course of a decade.
Based on critical care data from UHG, the study looked at the characteristics of trauma patients, the nature of their injuries and trends in mortality rates over a 10 year period.
Le bliain anuas, sheachain 476 othar scothaosta i réigiún na Gaillimhe turais gan ghá chuig an Roinn Éigeandála a bhuíochas d’an tseirbhís Pathfinder.
Is clár náisiúnta FnaSS é Pathfinder a bhfuil sé mar aidhm acu freastal ar an RÉ do dhaoine scothaosta a íoslaghdú. Seoladh an tseirbhís i nGaillimh i mí an Mheithimh 2023.
University Hospital Galway (UHG) has become the first hospital in Ireland to introduce a new device designed to help patients suffering with heart failure better monitor their fluid levels in the body. Galway woman, Sheila Concannon from Spiddal, was the first patient in Ireland to be fitted with this early warning sensor which alerts medics to the patient’s condition worsening.
Galway University Hospitals (GUH) and the Saolta University Health Care Group are pleased to announce further progress in the delivery of the major capital projects planned for GUH.
To manage delivery and timelines for the required infrastructure a formal project board has been established. The board is now finalising a master plan for the Galway city campus which will enhance the delivery of essential health care services for our population.
Saolta University Healthcare Group welcome the Government’s commitment to 501 new acute inpatient beds in the HSE West and North West region. This ambitious plan will develop adult acute inpatient beds in all our hospitals and ensure balanced regional bed capacity.
The Mayo Infant Mental Health Forum hosted an exciting multiagency event in ATU in February. The purpose of the event was to highlight the work that is going on across the whole of the county, to support the emotional and social development of infants and children under the age of 3.
