HSE urge caution as Covid-19 cases in the region increase
The HSE North West is urging people to “act sensibly” after a number of social gatherings have contributed to a rise in Covid cases in the counties of Sligo and Donegal. Funerals, wakes, house parties, and other indoor gatherings have led to outbreaks in the past two weeks. …
Contrasting results from north west Covid testing centres
A top public health official in the north west is urging people not to become complacent if Covid case numbers come down in their areas. It’s after vastly different Covid figures were found in two different areas of the region, one in Letterkenny, the other in Drumshanbo, Co Leitrim. Despite…
Covid-19 warning issued to Leitrim residents
A warning has been issued to the people of Leitrim to redouble their efforts in the fight against the spread of Covid-19. The warning was contained in a statement issued jointly between by the Cathaoirleach of Leitrim County Council, Cllr. Mary Bohan, Chief Executive Lar Power, Chief…
Tackling ‘burnout’ among priorities for Medical Council
Supporting doctors by reducing ‘burnout’ is an area that the Irish Medical Council hopes to tackle as it starts a new five year term. Last week, the Council elected its first female President, Bray GP Dr. Rita Doyle while specialist in Public Health Medicine based in the North West Dr.…
NW Public Health Consultant urges vulnerable people to get the flu vaccine
A leading contagious disease expert based in the north west is urging carers and those who work in hospitals and nursing homes to get the flu vaccine. His call comes as concern grows over two strains of the flu which have resulted in a number of deaths. One strain affects young…
HSE specialist says significant drop in HPV vaccine figures is ‘concerning’
A Specialist in Public Health Medicine for the HSE North West says that a significant drop in the number of girls getting the life-saving HPV vaccine this year is ‘concerning’. Provisional HSE figures this year show the numbers getting it have almost halved. But parents with concerns about the side-effects…