Staff at Mayo University Hospital received two awards at the recent Saolta University Health Care Group Staff Recognition Awards which took place on Friday November 13 last at an event in the Sligo Park Hotel. A group of staff from A Ward in the hospital who dealt with a fire earlier this year and ensured the safety of patients and staff received the ‘Unsung Hero’ Award.
University Hospital Galway Diabetic Retinopathy treatment service were awarded the best team at the Saolta University Health Care Group Staff Recognition Awards on Friday 13 November at an event in the Sligo Park Hotel.
Staff at Letterkenny University Hospital received an award at the recent Saolta University Health Care Group Staff Recognition Awards which took place on Friday November 13 last at an event in the Sligo Park Hotel. The Enhanced Recovery Unit at the hospital won the award in the Innovation in a Clinical Area category.
'It’s all up in the air' by Rhona Byrne, an installation comprising of balloons shaped into a sculpture and suspended from the ceiling of the main foyer of University Hospital Galway, as part of the programme for TULCA 2015 which runs from the 14-29 of November. Mary Cremin, this year’s curator chose the piece with a healthcare setting in mind which evolved from the theme of seachange. The installation provokes thought and presents the audience with a complex set of emotions.
Mayo University Hospital (MUH) will be hosting its second Quality and Patient Safety Symposium in St. Mary’s Hall, Castlebar Campus, GMIT on Friday 20 November 2015. Building on the success of last year’s symposium Mayo General Hospital will demonstrate its ongoing commitment to Quality and Patient Safety and showcase work completed over the last year.
The Children’s Remembrance Day Committee at University Hospital Galway (UHG) celebrated the launch of their Christmas tree lights yesterday, Tuesday 10 November.
The MSc Degree in Medical Physics at NUI Galway, in conjunction with the Department of Medical Physics and Bioengineering (MPBE) at Galway University Hospitals, was recently awarded accreditation from the North American Commission on Accreditation of Medical Physics Education Programs (CAMPEP). This is the first medical physics programme in Europe to receive this accreditation and only the second outside North America.
The Saolta University Health Care Group has decided to include University in the formal name of each of the hospitals in the Saolta Group. This recognises the key role of the Group’s academic partner NUI Galway in education, research and training across each hospital in the Saolta Group and is a further step in the implementation of the Saolta identity across the Group’s constituent hospitals.
To mark World Diabetes Day on the 14 November, the Mayo Diabetes Forum has put together a week of planned activities and events. This is part of Mayo Diabetes Awareness Week which runs from the 09 – 15 November 2015. The overall aim of the week is to raise awareness about diabetes and to highlight the importance of diabetes prevention and control. This forum is in partnership with representatives from Diabetes Ireland, Croi, General Practice, HSE Primary Care and HSE Hospital Services.
A new mortuary viewing area and facilities for families of the deceased was officially opened on Wednesday, October 28th at Sligo Regional Hospital (SRH) by Tommie Gorman, RTE Northern Ireland Editor.
The Slán Project will provide a private and dignified space for bereaved families to spend time with their deceased loved one in an appropriately designed facility.
