Donegal man loses out on job due to delays having insulin pump fitted
A Donegal TD has told the Dail how a young man with diabetes from the county was unable to take up a job in Scotland because of delays in having an insulin pump fitted in Sligo University Hospital. Independent Deputy Thomas Pringle says the man concerned can go to Dublin…
Mixed news for trolley numbers in North West hospitals
The number of patients waiting on trolleys in Letterkenny University Hospital has more than halved in the past 24 hours according to the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation. 16 people are waiting for admission to the hospital today, there was 34 on trolleys there on Monday. 4 of those on…
Delay to new Mental Health Unit at SUH
A new Mental Health Unit at Sligo University Hospital will not be ready for use for at least another two years. The HSE had planned to open the new 25 bed facility in late 2018 but today confirmed it’s not expected to be completed until 2019 or 2020. In a…