‘Still Waiting’ health campaign group insists its support is growing
The national coordinator of a campaign to seek a better health service says just about 90 people turned out in the North West for protest vigils calling for improvements in the health service at the weekend. But Cyril Brennan from Donegal is insisting that support is growing for the ‘Still…
HSE urges people to be aware of NOWDOC Christmas hours
The Christmas period is the busiest time for out-of-hours GP services. That’s according to Dr. Martin Coyne, the Clinical Lead GP for the NOWDOC service which is the out-of-hours service for Donegal and Leitrim. He says last year over Christmas they were dealing with 40 to 45 calls per hour.…
Two new baby vaccines available from next week
Parents can avail of two new vaccines for babies from next week. The Minister for Health Simon Harris has confirmed today that the Men-B and Rotavirus vaccinations will be available from their family doctor from 1st December. It follows consultation between the Irish Medical Organisation, the Department of Health and…