Local TD says Covid excuses are not valid reasons for closing day centres
A Sligo Leitrim TD says it’s beyond ridiculous that Covid is being used as an excuse for day centres in the region remaining closed. It follows a warning that older people and their families in the North West feel forgotten and abandoned over what’s been described as a failure…
Donegal GP advises the public to avail of latest booster jabs
Donegal GP is urging the latest cohort to get their second Covid booster jab. The HSE is inviting people aged 12 to 49 with long term health conditions and Healthcare Workers to make an appointment for their second booster dose. Appointments are now available. Donegal Dr Denis…
Current Covid wave could lead to cancelation of Non-urgent hospital appointments across the Northwest
Non-urgent hospital appointments could be cancelled again if the current Covid wave continues to worsen. That’s the warning from a leading HSE official, with 812 patients in hospital with the virus at the moment. That’s over twice as many as three weeks ago – and the highest in nearly 80…
Sligo Hospital second most overcrowded today
Sligo University Hospital is the second most overcrowded in the country today, according to the Irish nurses and Midwives Organisation’s Trolley Watch. 48 people are awaiting a bed and a further 42 are waiting in Letterkenny University Hospital. 95 people are on trolleys in University Hospital Limerick, the most impacted…
Latest 14 day incidence rate of Covid-19 for the region
The latest 14 Day Incidence Rate of Covid-19 shows the figure is 419 in the South Donegal local electoral The statistics are accurate between between the 5th and 18th of April. Manorhamilton has a figure of 591 infections per 100,00 population. The rate in Sligo/Strandhill is 734, it’s 617 in…
Noticeable drop in Letterkenny Hospital waiting figures; Sligo remains high
There has been a significant reduction in the number of people waiting for a bed in Letterkenny University Hospital in recent weeks with one person waiting as of this morning. In contrast to this according to the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation’s Trolley Watch Figures, Sligo University Hospital is the…
46 awaiting hospital bed and 40 Covid-19 patients in North West
Sligo University Hospital is the fourth most impacted today when it comes to hospital overcrowding. 30 patients are waiting for beds, down from 37 yesterday, while there are 9 waiting in Letterkenny University Hospital. 126 people are on trolleys in University Hospital Limerick which is a new record for overcrowding.…