FIVE external reviews into the care provided to women and their babies at Portiuncula University Hospital (PUH) have been completed and shared with the families. The Women’s and Children’s Network, HSE West and North West will now offer to meet individually with the families to discuss the findings, answer any questions and lay out our next steps.
HSE Mental Health Services Ascain Training and Support Services (Letterkenny, Carndonagh and Dungloe) has won an international Gold Forum Award for their Tobacco Free Campus work. This award gives recognition to healthcare services working at the highest level of implementation of tobacco management based on the Global Network for Tobacco Free Healthcare (GNTH) Service Standards.
The HSE West and North West Cancer Network, in partnership with the University of Galway, has taken a significant step forward in advancing cancer services across the region by achieving formal accreditation from the Organisation of European Cancer Institutes (OECI).
Living with obesity is very challenging to our physical, emotional, mental, and social wellbeing. Obesity is a complex, progressive, and relapsing chronic disease that impairs our physical and mental health.
Ireland has one of the highest levels of obesity in Europe, with 60% of adults and over one in five children and young people living with overweight and obesity.
A new era of community-based urological care has begun with the official launch of the Integrated Specialist Continence Care Service (ISSCS) in Donegal. Designed to transform the management of urinary incontinence, the service brings expert care closer to home and offers timely, effective treatment through an integrated approach.
Ollie is an 8 year old Malshi, he is the first four legged team member in the Paediatric Unit at University Hospital Galway (UHG). Every Thursday after a thorough brushing and grooming Ollie puts on his Irish Therapy Dog uniform and trots through the doors of the Paediatric Unit at UHG, where his calming and comforting influence is instantly felt by patients, staff and visitors. Excitement and smiles fill the corridors!
A newly introduced Wellness Walkway at Roscommon University Hospital, designed to promote the health and wellbeing of patients during their recovery from illness and injury is already proving to be a valuable asset in supporting patients on their journey to recovery.
The Respiratory Integrated Care Team, Galway City Integrated Care Hub, and the HIVE Laboratory at the University of Galway were honoured at the Irish Healthcare Centre Awards recently, for their virtual care initiative for COPD patients. The initiative, which leverages remote patient monitoring technology, was recognised with the award for ‘Best Use of Information Technology’.
