To coincide with Melanoma Awareness Month, which runs throughout May, Roscommon University Hospital has donated sunscreen dispensers to Roscommon GAA – Roscommon Gaels and Dr Hyde Park to help raise awareness around skin cancer prevention.
The initiative aims to encourage regular sunscreen use among players, particularly during the summer months when UV exposure is at its highest.
The Injury Unit at Roscommon University Hospital is constantly evolving in response to the increasing demand for patient care. With a strong emphasis on high-quality, patient-centered care, the unit is an example of excellence in the delivery of urgent care.
As part of Heart Failure Awareness Week (05 to 11 May), staff from across HSE West and North West Heart Failure Services stand united with individuals living with heart failure, caregivers, healthcare professionals, and the entire community, to raise awareness about this common, yet often overlooked condition. Events have been organised across the region with information stands and educational activities in hospitals and community settings.
The first brick of the new 90 bedded Community Hospital in Carrick on Shannon, Co. Leitrim was laid by Minister for Health Jennifer Carroll MacNeill today, Friday May 2nd 2025.
Representing a major investment in health and social care for older people across country Leitrim, the construction of a new Community Hospital located at Ballynamony Road, Carrick on Shannon has commenced and is expected to be complete in Q1 2027.
Minister for Health Jennifer Carroll MacNeill performed two official openings and turned the sod on a new 42 bed ward block at Sligo University Hospital (SUH) during her visit to Sligo today, May 2nd 2025.
The first HSE West and North West Dementia Conference took place in Galway in April in partnership with University of Galway, Ireland. The conference was chaired by Paula Noone, Assistant Director of Nursing for Dementia Quality Improvement, HSE West and North West and Dr Maria Costello, Consultant Geriatrician, University Hospital Galway and Senior Lecturer in Geriatric Medicine, University of Galway.
HSE Older Persons services in Donegal were delighted to welcome Minister for Health, Jennifer Carroll MacNeill to the site of the new Letterkenny Community Hospital today, Thursday, May 1st 2025.
Health services in the West and North West wish to remind the public of all their care options ahead of the Easter Bank Holiday weekend.
Bank holiday weekends and extended good weather usually bring additional pressure on the health system but we have plans in place across hospital and community services to ensure patients can access the care they need in the right setting.
University Hospital Galway Emergency Department launches AI Research Study to improve GP correspondence
University Hospital Galway’s (UHG) Emergency Department has announced the commencement of a pioneering study aimed at enhancing the efficiency and quality of GP discharge letters through artificial intelligence.
Galway University Hospitals have recently adopted advanced high-precision radiotherapy technology, eliminating the need for permanent skin marks (tattoos) for radiotherapy patients.
