Health Minister calls for more people to be discharged from Hospitals over the weekend
The Health Minister says hospitals must improve the rate of weekend discharges in Hospitals. Hi comments come over 50 people are currently waiting on beds at Sligo and Letterkenny University Hospitals. Nationally there are 504 people are waiting for beds in hospitals around the country this morning…
Health Minister to visit Donegal today
Health Minister Stephen Donnelly is in Donegal today for a number of key engagements. While the Minister is set to turn the sod at the new 110 community hospital facility Letterkenny, more crucially, he’s due to meet with local GPs and consultants over major concerns relating to Letterkenny University…
Minister Donnelly takes steps to attract health staff to rural areas of North West
The Health Minister has admitted that there are serious issues with securing healthcare staff in rural areas of the North West. It comes as the idea of employing Cuban doctors to bridge the gap in the health service has once again been flagged in the Dail by Independent TD…
Minister Donnelly rejects Dáil claims that the government is failing to invest in Letterkenny University Hospital
The Health Minister is adamant that the Government is investing in health services in the North West and that there’s a ‘whispering campaign going on’ as it relates to the potential downgrade of Letterkenny University Hospital. Stephen Donnelly made the comments after being challenged in the Dail by Donegal…
Sligo Councillor calls for extra resources for St Angela’s College and Letterkenny to train additional nurses
A member of the Regional Health Forum West says it’s vital that as many of the new 854 nursing posts that are being created will be based in the north west. The Health Minister has today announced a 25 million euro investment to boost staffing levels in the country’s…
Health Minister’s plan to deal with overcrowding under question
The number of people waiting on hospital beds at the North West’s two main hospitals stands at 66, an increase of 15 on yesterday’s figure. There are 37 people waiting on a hospital bed at Letterkenny University Hospital and 29 at Sligo University Hospital. 17 patients are waiting in the…
Sligo Leitrim TD blames Health Minister for Sligo University Hospital crisis
A Sligo Leitrim TD has strongly criticised the Minister for Health for his failure to tackle the crisis in the emergency department at Sligo University Hospital. Deputy Martin Kenny says the fact that there has been 105 per cent increase in waiting times at the emergency department between 2019 and…