The vaccination centres in the West and North West have hit the milestone of delivering 500,000 vaccines since the first vaccination centre opened at the end of February.
University Hospital Galway is looking for service user advocate(s) for the maternity department to work with hospital and community health service directors and managers to initiate change and build better maternity services for women and their families accessing care.
A new COVID-19 vaccination satellite centre in Belmullet is opening this week to serve the communities in North Mayo. The centre is located Belmullet Civic Offices on Church Road.
There will be two walk-in vaccination clinics taking place at the new vaccination centre this week:
Tuesday 31 August: 1pm to 7pm. Dose Pfizer dose 1 for age 12 or older.
Pfizer dose 2 for anyone who received their first dose before 11 August.
Walk-in Vaccination Clinics in Mayo, Galway, Sligo, Letterkenny, Roscommon and Leitrim this Week
Anyone aged 12 and older who hasn’t yet received their first dose vaccine, can go to a walk-in vaccination clinic this week and get their vaccine.
Also, people who are waiting for their second dose Pfizer vaccine may also attend one of the walk-in clinics, once the interval between doses has been reached.
Members of the public are being urged to stay vigilant and keep up their guard against COVID-19 especially if visiting hospitals.
University Hospital Galway (UHG) is dealing with a COVID-19 outbreak, increased numbers of COVID-19 admissions along with a very significant return of non-Covid patients, similar to the national situation.
The Emergency Department is experiencing record levels of attendances and this is putting significant pressure on the hospital.
Members of the public are being urged to stay vigilant and keep up their guard against COVID-19 especially if visiting hospitals.
As Sligo University Hospital (SUH) continues to deal with a COVID-19 outbreak, visitors are being asked to be mindful of patient and staff safety when attending.
Anyone aged 16 and older who hasn’t yet received their first dose vaccine, can go to a walk-in vaccination clinic this weekend and get their vaccine.
Also, people who are waiting for their second dose Pfizer or Moderna vaccine may also attend one of the walk-in clinics, once the interval between doses has been reached.
The Roscommon vaccination centre is moving from its current location in the Abbey Hotel in Roscommon Town to Kilbride Community Hall.
The final day of vaccinations are taking place in the Abbey Hotel on Tuesday 17 August and vaccination clinics will commence in Kilbride Community Hall on Friday 20 August.
The final COVID-19 vaccination clinics will take place in Carndonagh Community School next week and anyone who requires a first or second dose vaccine after that will receive vaccine appointments for the LYIT vaccination centre in Letterkenny.
Letterkenny University Hospital is delighted to announce that Cathy Farrell has recently been appointed as a Registered Advanced Nurse Practitioner (RANP) in Heart Failure, the first role of its kind in the Saolta Hospital Group. RANPs are the highest level of clinical experts in the nursing profession in Ireland today.
