Summer is in full swing, but for the one in five people who suffer from hayfever in Ireland it’s a time of puffy, red eyes, non-stop sneezing and plenty of tissues. Almost 90% of hayfever sufferers in Ireland are allergic to grass pollen2, which can make it difficult to enjoy all that summer has to
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Eugene Murphy TD has received assurances from the HSE that no decision has been made in relation to aligning the Boyle Primary Care Centre with the North Western Division. The Fianna Fail Deputy said that concerns had been raised through his constituency office that the Boyle based Primary Care Centre may be about to come
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A brief round-up of the main Roscommon news stories which occurred during the past week. Monday June 27th Independent Councillor Tony Ward was elected as the new Cathaoirleach of Roscommon County Council at Monday’s Council AGM. Full details of that and related news here. Roscommon County Council staff said that the recent flooding of homes
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The HSE, Asthma Society of Ireland and COPD Support Ireland recently commenced a new joint Adviceline service for people with asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Asthma and COPD are two of the largest chronic diseases in Ireland with 850,000 people living with either asthma or COPD. While the Asthma Society has been operating
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Fine Gael Senator Maura Hopkins stated that people who require rehabilitation are not receiving an adequate service and not being treated fairly. Speaking in the Seanad yesterday, Senator Hopkins expressed her deep frustration that a very high proportion of people suffer needless disability because of a lack of such services. 25,000 people in Ireland every
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The HSE and the Irish Pharmacy Union (IPU) have announced the start of a pilot pharmacy-based Minor Ailment Scheme in Roscommon town from today, July 1st, for a period of three months. Picture Credit: Shane O’Neill Photography Pharmacies in Kells, Macroom and Edenderry will also take part in the trial. After the three month trial
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21 Community Nurses across HSE West and Midwest recently graduated from the HSE Community Oncology Nursing Education Programme, Galway. These nurses will now be in a position to deliver a specific range of interventions to cancer patients in the primary care setting. Ms. Terry Hanan, NCCP Nursing Development and Project Lead for the programme outlined
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No decision has been made to transfer Monksland Primary Care Centre from the Mayo/Galway/Roscommon HSE area to the North Leinster HSE area, which includes Westmeath. The news follows a query put forward by Senator Terry Leyden as part of “Commencement matters” in the Seanad yesterday. Senator Leyden sought assurances from the Minister for Health on
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The Western Region Drug and Alcohol Task Force is holding a launch for their new: Drug and Alcohol Family Support Strategy on Wednesday, June 15th at 10am in the Ard Rí Hotel, Tuam. Family Support is an approach to working with children, young people, parents and families which is based on a style of work
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Over 2367 people are waiting on an outpatient / first appointments at Roscommon Hospital and 1,249 people are waiting for Inpatient/Day Procedures at the Hospital according to the latest monthly figures from the National Treatment Purchase fund. Compared to the Figures publish in April the number waiting for outpatient appointments has increased from 2,200 and
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Reacting to the latest Hospital waiting list figures Michael Fitzmaurice TD has said that the situation is “approaching the point of total breakdown” and called on the Minister for Health to act immediately. In a statement released a short time ago the Independent TD said “Once again the figures for the numbers of people on
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Senator Maura Hopkins has welcomed the opening of the new Endoscopy unit at Roscommon Hospital. The €6m new facility is opening on a phased basis and when in full operation 30 procedures a day will be completed. Senator Hopkins said, “As a councillor and since elected to the Seanad I have been liaising with the
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Michael Fitzmaurice TD is to seek an urgent meeting with the Minister for Health Simon Harris following reports that almost€8 Million for the proposed Specialist Rehabilitation Unit at Roscommon Hospital has been withdrawn. The Independent TD for Roscommon-Galway said “A local consultant is claiming this week that the funding for the unit has been pulled.
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The Minister for Health Simon Harris announced today (Wednesday 25th) that Boyle is one of 14 Primary Care Centres in Ireland which have been approved for construction. Construction start up activities for all of the 14 sites is expected to commence from May 30th with a timeline for completion of 12-24 months. Service commencement for
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“The long awaited review of the National Ambulance Service highlights significant problems with ambulance response times in Roscommon, Galway & Mayo” states local Minister, Denis Naughten. “The report points out that at present just 1 in 4 ambulances reach a life threatening emergency within the target time of 19 minutes, in rural parts of the
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