The Mayo Infant Mental Health Forum hosted an exciting multiagency event in ATU in February. The purpose of the event was to highlight the work that is going on across the whole of the county, to support the emotional and social development of infants and children under the age of 3.
The new Regional Executive Officer (REO) for HSE West and North West, Tony Canavan, has acknowledged the progress the Enhanced Community Care (ECC) Programme is making, as new 2023 figures indicate significant improvements in long waiting times and outpatient appointments as well as a high number of patients seen in the community rather than in hospital.
National Inpatient Experience Survey 2024 launches at Mayo University Hospital
The National Inpatient Experience Survey is a nationwide survey asking patients about their recent experience in hospital. The survey is a partnership between the Department of Health, the Health Service Executive (HSE) and the Health Information and Quality Authority (HIQA).
Mayo University Hospital (MUH) welcomes the progress in developing a new two-story extension to include extension of the Emergency Department and new Acute Medical Assessment Unit (AMAU).
The extension of the Emergency Department is at Ground Floor with a new Acute Medical Assessment Unit on the first floor.
The new ED facilities will be constructed in the courtyard connecting into the existing ED. The existing ED will also undergo major refurbishment as part of the plans.
Health services in the West and North West wish to remind the public of all their care options ahead of the May Bank Holiday weekend.
HSE West and North West has plans in place across its hospital and community services to ensure patients can access the care they need in the right setting.
Additional GP out-of-hours services will operate across the region over the bank holiday.
Pharmacies are also on hand to provide support and advice throughout the long weekend.
One year after launching in Donegal, the HSE Pathfinder team have been called out to the homes of 511 older people in the region, and managed to keep 81% of patients safely at home.
Two family rooms in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) in University Hospital Galway (UHG) have recently been refurbished for use by families who have loved ones receiving treatment in the unit. The refurbishment of these rooms are credited to two Organ Donor families in memory of their loved ones. The Kenny family from Loughrea and the Ó Brádaigh family from Oranmore have supported these projects through their generous fundraising efforts in the past and present.
Letterkenny University Hospital is inviting parents and their families who have experienced bereavement through the death of a child or who have lost a baby through miscarriage, ectopic pregnancy, still birth or neo-natal death, to a remembrance service which will take place in Conwal Parish Church in Letterkenny on April 28th.
