HSE launches headlice awareness campaign
The HSE has launched a campaign in the north west to raise awareness about the spread of head lice. It spreads easily among children as they often hold their heads close together. And after their return to school following the summer holidays, more are likely to become infected. The HSE’s…
Cafe in St John’s Hospital in Sligo now open six day a week
The HSE has confirmed that the cafe at St. John’s Hospital in Sligo is now open 6 days a week. There has been difficulty in staffing the facility over the past year. Fianna Fail Councillor Rosaleen O’Grady raised the issue at the meeting of the HSE Forum West this month.…
Opposing sides on HPV vaccine continue campaigns
There will be an information evening in relation to the HPV Vaccine this weekend. The Gardasil HPV Awareness group is holding the event on Saturday in Sligo Town centre. Leitrim’s Sean Wynne is the secretary of the group and many other parents like him have concerns about side-effects that their…
TD claims waiting lists are growing because the HSE is not replacing staff on leave
A TD in the North West claims that waiting lists for children and adults to see occupational therapists are growing because of a failure by the HSE to provide cover for leave. Figures released to SF TD Martin Kenny reveal that 155 children and 287 adults in the Sligo, Leitrim,…
New figures show one fifth of patients in Donegal waiting for breast cancer appointment
New figures show that one fifth of Donegal Patients are waiting more than a year for a breast cancer clinic appointment. The figures were received from the HSE by Sinn Féinn Finance Spokesperson and Donegal TD, Pearse Doherty. Of the 732 women reffered to the symptomatic breast cancer clinic at…
North West holiday goers advised to vaccinate against measles this summer
Holiday goers in the North West are being advised to vaccinate themselves against measles this summer. The advice comes from the HSE following an outbreak of the illness across Europe with over ten thousand people diagnosed to date. Over 30 people have died as a result of the illness on…
Warning about alcohol abuse as exams come to an end
The HSE is calling on the parents and friends of teenagers doing exams to talk to them about alcohol abuse. It comes as the annual celebrations are set to begin by both junior and leaving cert students finishing their exams. The HSE says alcohol should play no part in Junior…