CervicalCheck is encouraging women in Donegal who have never booked a screening test, or who may have stopped attending for…
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Nursing service helps cancer patients avoid Emergency Department
by Staff Writer 2 years agoA new National Acute Oncology Nursing Service is helping cancer patients avoid waiting in Emergency Departments in hospitals across the…
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A laboratory extension is set to open at Letterkenny University Hospital next year, it has been confirmed. Works are underway…
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The HSE is looking to bring vacant buildings on the St. Conal’s Campus in Letterkenny back to working order. A…
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Concerns raised over long wait times for children in Letterkenny ED
by Rachel McLaughlin 2 years agoA Donegal councillor has called on management at Letterkenny University Hospital to explore faster ways of assessing children in the…
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The HSE is progressing with plans to move the NoWDOC surgery from Oldtown Letterkenny to the Errigal Chronic Disease Management…
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Free stoma review clinic coming to Letterkenny
by Staff Writer 2 years agoAdvertisement The Coloplast nursing team will host a free pop-up ostomy support clinic in the Radisson BLU hotel Letterkenny on…
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‘Stay Fit @ Work’ event at TCS showcases Letterkenny sports and fitness businesses
by Staff Writer 2 years agoA fun fitness event was held in Letterkenny this week to help Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) find their newest fitness…
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Government accused of failing to fund insulin pump services for northwest
by Staff Writer 2 years agoA Donegal TD has said the government is failing to fund the roll-out of insulin pump services at Sligo University…
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Letterkenny hospital action group demands end to ‘Dáil discrimination’
by Staff Writer 2 years agoA new action group was formed this week to campaign for investment in services at Letterkenny University Hospital. The committee,…
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Health Minister urged to restore vital GP service to Churchill
by Rachel McLaughlin 2 years agoSerious concerns have been raised with Health Minister Stephen Donnelly over the lack of GP service in Churchill. The village…
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Covid-19 vaccines are being extended to children from six months old up to four years, the HSE has announced. From…
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Letterkenny woman appointed as new patient coordinator at LUH
by Staff Writer 2 years agoLetterkenny University Hospital has announced the appointment of Angela Mc Closkey as the new Patient Advice and Liaison Service (PALS)…
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Upgraded Ballyshannon Community Hospital to open by April
by Rachel McLaughlin 2 years agoAn 80 bed Community Hospital is scheduled to open in Ballyshannon by April 2023, it has been announced. The building…
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Chicken products taken off shelves over Salmonella fears
by Rachel McLaughlin 2 years agoBatches of raw chicken sold in some of Ireland’s biggest supermarkets have been urgently recalled over health and safety fears.…
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No Barriers Foundation charity launches new inclusive gym in Letterkenny
by Staff Writer 2 years agoThe Donegal-based No Barriers Foundation charity is celebrating the launch of its new inclusive gym, No Barriers Fitness. No Barriers…
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‘Nurses and patients deserve better’ – Letterkenny Hospital fourth most overcrowded in January
by Rachel McLaughlin 2 years agoLetterkenny University Hospital was amongst the most overcrowded in the country last month 650 patients were recorded waiting on trolleys…
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The Pink Ladies Cancer Support Group are hosting their first cross border event in Buncrana this Friday ahead of World…
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Breast cancer survivor Majella O’Donnell has been named as a Global Hero of Hope for Relay For Life Donegal. Majella…
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Donegal man one of first to receive groundbreaking heart surgery
by Staff Writer 2 years agoUpdated: 3pm, 25/01/2023 A Co Donegal man has been one of the first people to receive a new “game-changing” robotics…