Continuing our very popular medical column, Medical Matters, this week Dr Ciaran Roarty examines the problem of appendicitis. Appendicitis is…
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Donegal people with Lyme Disease to attend National Rally
by Rachel McLaughlin 7 years agoLyme Disease Patients from Donegal and throughout Ireland will gather at Dail Eireann with their families and friends this Tuesday…
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New staff and reopening of beds at Donegal Community Hospital
by Stephen Maguire 7 years agoThe HSE has announced a number of new developments at a number of Community Hospitals across County Donegal. These developments…
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HSE failing to deliver incontinence pads to vulnerable adults and children – Senator
by Rachel McLaughlin 7 years agoSenator Pádraig Mac Lochlainn has demanded action over HSE failure to deliver incontinence pads to vulnerable adults and children. The…
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Staffing shortages are plaguing Donegal’s Community Hospitals – Doherty TD
by Rachel McLaughlin 7 years agoDonegal Deputy Pearse Doherty has today slammed the Government and HSE over the ongoing problem of staffing shortages at a…
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Do you want to have your say on patient experience at Letterkenny Hospital?
by Stephen Maguire 7 years agoAcute hospitals across the country will again this year participate in the National Patient Experience Survey. The 2018 survey is…
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Team CDP to turn Letterkenny into a Women’s Health Week hub
by Rachel McLaughlin 7 years agoLetterkenny CDP is celebrating Women’s Health Week with three days of informative and enjoyable events for all local women. Health…
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Buncrana benefits from €1.1M Community Paramedic Project
by Rachel McLaughlin 7 years agoThe Buncrana community is one of three pilot regions included in the roll out of a new Community Paramedic Project. The…
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Medical Matters – Dealing with Childhood Reflux
by Scally McDaid Roarty 7 years agoContinuing our hugely popular column Medical Matters, Dr Ciaran Roarty of Scally/McDaid Medical Practise addresses the issue of Child Reflux.…
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Donegal surgeon says €50M plan to tackle waiting list is just “cosmetic exercise”
by Stephen Maguire 7 years agoA Letterkenny-based surgeon has said a €50m Government plan to tackle waiting lists is just a “cosmetic exercise.” Dr Peter…
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Three staff sent home from community hospital over work practice with female patients
by Stephen Maguire 7 years agoThree members of staff who refused to undertake the ‘intimate care’ of elderly female patients at a Co Donegal community…
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HSE data reveals worsening Diabetes Care Crisis in Donegal
by Rachel McLaughlin 7 years agoDonegal Deputy Pearse Doherty has slammed the Government over its failure to get to grips with the escalating crisis in…
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Donegal Fibromyalgia Support Group to attend Health & Wellbeing summit in Dublin
by Elaine McCallig 7 years agoThe Donegal Fibromyalgia Support Group are inviting those affected by fibromyalgia to attend the inaugural Fibromyalgia Health and Wellbeing Summit,…
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Leave long waiting lists behind and avail of the EU Cross Border scheme at NWIH
by Staff Writer 7 years agoDonegal residents in need of orthopaedic treatments are increasingly crossing the border for care under an EU Cross Border directive.…
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A cut above: Brigde bows out at B-Bobs after 25 years
by Chris McNulty 7 years agoWhen the 13-year-old Brigde Lavery was given a straight choice – get a career or stay in school – by…
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Trade union Unite today hailed what it termed a ‘significant victory’ following the Labour Court’s recommendation that social care provider Extern…
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A bowel cancer survivor has spoken out about his own experience fighting cancer in a bid to encourage people to…
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Private healthcare cheaper than you think in Northern Ireland
by Staff Writer 7 years agoDid you know that thousands of people on waiting lists for health treatments in Donegal are eligible to go to…
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‘His quality of life has returned’: Donegal nurse donates kidney to ailing father
by Elaine McCallig 7 years agoAhead of Organ Donor Awareness Week, kidney donor Aileen Walsh describes the joy of giving the gift of life to…
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New Stress Control courses to begin in Donegal this April
by Rachel McLaughlin 7 years agoLocal mental health charity Donegal Mind Wellness is set to launch another round of Stress Control courses in various locations…