On Tuesday, 12 November at a special awards ceremony held in the Diabetes Centre at Sligo University Hospital, Diabetes Ireland honoured five people living with type 1 diabetes with special 50-year achievement medals in recognition of their courage and endurance in living with diabetes.
The five recipients from across Sligo, Donegal and Roscommon who attend the Diabetes Outpatients Clinic at Sligo University Hospital, all received a 50-year achievement medal.
People living with diabetes in the West, who are benefiting from faster access to specialised care as a result of the new HSE Chronic Disease Hubs, have praised the enhancements in diabetes care as they prepare to mark World Diabetes Day on 14 November. The move away from hospital-based care means that patients have access to highly specialised clinical teams, closer to their home.
Tánaiste, Micheál Martin has today (Friday 01 November) officially opened the new state-of-the-art outpatient unit for adults with Cystic Fibrosis (CF) at Merlin Park University Hospital (MPUH). The new unit cost €3.64m to construct with €700,000 funded by Cystic Fibrosis Ireland and the balance funded by the HSE.
Tánaiste Micheál Martin has today (Friday, November 1) officially opened the new Outpatients Building at Merlin Park University Hospital At a cost of €15.33 million, this project will see a phased transfer of outpatient services from University Hospital Galway to the Merlin Park campus.
Galway University Hospitals Bereavement Support Services and the Irish Hospice Foundation (IHF) recently launched the ‘Galway Grief Sherpa Network’ (GGSN); a new bereavement support initiative, established to promote those organisations who provide bereavement support in Galway City and County.
University Hospital Galway (UHG) welcomes the publication by Health Information Quality Authority (HIQA) of its report into an inspection of multiple clinical areas in the hospital. An unannounced inspection was carried out by HIQA on May 8th and 9th 2024, the focus of which was to monitor compliance with the National Standards for Safer Better Healthcare.
A group of health and social care professionals at Galway University Hospitals (GUH) will be holding a virtual Career’s Evening for secondary school students on Wednesday 23 October from 6pm. The event will be hosted on the Microsoft Teams platform via https://bit.ly/3BU14Rv or via www.saolta.ie/news. Students can register for free and once registered, will receive a confirmation email with the event details..
On Wednesday, 02 October at a special awards ceremony in Croí, Diabetes Ireland honoured twelve people living with type 1 diabetes with special 50 and 65-year achievement medals in recognition of their courage and endurance in living with diabetes.
Staff from the Maternity Department at University Hospital Galway (UHG) are organising a ceremony to mark International Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day on Tuesday 15 October at 6.30pm in the hospital canteen.
Mina McNamara, whose husband Paul passed away suddenly from a brain aneurysm on 07 July 2022, has generously donated €7,788 to the Acute Stroke Unit at University Hospital Galway (UHG) in memory of her late husband Paul, a native of the Claddagh in Galway City.
The 8km Paul McNamara Memorial Walk Fundraiser, now in its second year, took place last July with all proceeds going to NLN Quest Brain Injury Services and the Acute Stroke Unit, UHG.
