A number of sectors within HSE to take industrial action
HSE clerical and administrative staff across the North West have served notice of industrial action. It comes following the results of a ballot last week, in which Fórsa members voted over a dispute on outsourcing and a recruitment ban. The industrial action will begin next month. The union ballot, which…
HSE to host preview days of new community hospital in Ballyshannon
The HSE will host two preview days this August Bank Holiday weekend for members of the public to avail of tours of the new Ballyshannon Community Hospital, ahead of its opening in the autumn. Staff will be on hand to show people around the €31.76 million facility located at the…
Local TD says the introduction of regional health areas should be used to transform healthcare in North West
A Sligo Leitrim TD says that although the salaries which will be paid to HSE management under a new structure seems high it will provide an opportunity to help streamline management structures within the Health System. Six new regional health areas are coming on stream as the health service…
HSE budget overruns reported
The HSE is back in the spotlight over budget overruns. A Cabinet briefing by Health Minister Stephen Donnelly indicates his budget is already in trouble for the first three months of the year. Demands on hospital services are being blamed for the pressures already affecting Minister Donnelley’s healthcare budget for…
Leitrim Councillor says HSE had no plan to deal with emergencies over the Bank Holiday Weekend
A local councillor and a member of the Regional Health Forum West has sharply criticised HSE chiefs for failing to adequately plan for the large influx of people into the north west over the Bank Holiday Weekend. With major festivals in Ballyshannon, Sligo, Carrick-on-Shannon and Drumcora thousands descended on…
Concern expressed at number of attacks on HSE staff
2,063 attacks have taken place on HSE staff in the CHO Area 1 which includes Sligo Leitrim, Donegal as well as parts of Cavan and Monaghan. 987 HSE staff were attacked in the CHO area in 2022 while the figure for 2021 was reported to be 1,076. The combined figures…
New figures show disparity between private and public healthcare costs
New figures published by the HSE have shown that the disparity between public and private healthcare costs across the North West has increased within the last year. In Donegal, the average fee payable on behalf of an individual HSE nursing home resident is now €831 more than those in private…