A Menu of Poems is being distributed throughout Letterkenny University Hospital wards, waiting rooms and other healthcare settings today to…
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First ever iCARE Autism conference to be held in Donegal
by Rachel McLaughlin 2 years agoInishowen charity iCARE is preparing to host its first ever conference to mark World Autism Awareness and Acceptance Month. The…
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Construction begins on new Dunfanaghy Primary Care Centre
by Rachel McLaughlin 2 years agoDiggers are now on site to begin works on the new Dunfanaghy Primary Care Centre. The new health centre is…
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Donegal politicians urged to take action on rare disease services
by Rachel McLaughlin 2 years agoA new campaign, Get Rare Aware, is calling on people in power to take action on under-resourced genetic services at…
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‘Bear with us’ – Health officials urge public to consider all care options this Easter
by Rachel McLaughlin 2 years agoThe HSE is encouraging the public to consider all care options before attending Emergency Departments (EDs) over the Bank Holiday…
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HSE’s Day Services proposals ‘like a bingo tour’ – Cllr Crawford
by Staff Reporter 2 years agoA Donegal councillor has said HSE arrangements to offer temporary hospital Day Services for people in Lifford in centres in…
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INMO warns nurses can’t sustain pressure after another weekend of overcrowding
by Rachel McLaughlin 2 years agoThe Irish Nurses & Midwives Organisation has called for a full review of overcrowding in hospitals last weekend. There were…
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LUH: 31 patients being treated for Covid; ED overcrowded again
by Staff Reporter 2 years agoManagement at Letterkenny University Hospital say there are 31 Covid-positive patients being treated at the hospital and three hospital wards…
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HSE urging people to top up their protection against Covid-19 in Donegal
by Staff Reporter 2 years agoThe HSE is reminding people to top up their Covid-19 protection in Donegal. Those aged 6 months to 4 years…
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Connectivity problems preventing GP service returning to Churchill
by Rachel McLaughlin 2 years agoAs efforts continue to restore the GP clinic in Churchill, the HSE says that poor connectivity in the village is…
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Services for older persons to resume at Donegal and Killybegs hospitals
by Staff Reporter 2 years agoHealth services in the south Donegal area have been boosted by the news that Day Care Services for older persons…
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New campaign to help groups and businesses become tobacco-free
by Staff Reporter 2 years agoAre you part of a group, organisation or business that would like your premises to become a tobacco-free area? Donegal…
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Cancer campaigner Roseena urges support for Daffodil Day
by Rachel McLaughlin 2 years agoClonmany woman Roseena Doherty Toner is urging the people of Donegal to support cancer patients by getting involved with the…
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Irish Osteoporosis Society bringing women’s health seminar to Donegal
by Rachel McLaughlin 2 years agoCan You Help Strengthen the Bones of Donegal? The Irish Osteoporosis Society (IOS) is delighted to announce its upcoming seminar…
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All residents return to refurbished Carndonagh Community Hospital
by Rachel McLaughlin 2 years agoCarndonagh Community Hospital has reopened fully following a €4.2 million refurbishment. While 23 long stay residents remained at the hospital…
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‘The life you save could be your own’ – Women urged to book screening test
by Staff Writer 2 years agoCervicalCheck 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…