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Update from the West / North West Hospitals Group - Non Consultant Hospital Doctors strike

All our hospitals in the West / North West Hospitals Group are coping today (8-10-13) with a reduced number in rostered NCHDs.
 
In preparation for today’s strike, the level of planned activity was scaled back to match the available resources.
 

Minor Upgrading Work commencing at Sligo Regional Hospital, Emergency Department

Minor upgrading work is commencing in the Emergency Department at Sligo Regional Hospital on Monday 30 September.
 
Commenting on the planned works, Grainne McCann, General Manager said, “The upgrading works will involve creating a dedicated treatment and waiting area for children, an improved minor injuries area and an additional reception area. The works are due to be completed in December.
 

Minor Upgrading Work commencing at Sligo Regional Hospital, Emergency Department

Minor upgrading work is commencing in the Emergency Department at Sligo Regional Hospital on Monday 30 September.
 
Commenting on the planned works, Grainne McCann, General Manager said, “The upgrading works will involve creating a dedicated treatment and waiting area for children, an improved minor injuries area and an additional reception area. The works are due to be completed in December.
 

Update on the West/North West Hospitals Group at the Regional Health Forum

Bill Maher, CEO of the West/North West Hospitals Group and Tony Canavan, Chief Operating Officer attended the Regional Health Forum meeting in Galway yesterday and gave a brief overview of the formation of the new Hospital Group and formally welcomed Sligo, Mayo and Letterkenny Hospitals to the Group.
 

Galway University Hospitals is holding an Ecumenical Memorial Service on Saturday 05 October

GUH is holding its fourth annual Ecumenical Memorial Service on Saturday 05 October at 2.30 pm in the staff canteen, Nurses Home, University Hospital Galway.
 

HIQA report Letterkenny General Hospital

On July 9, 2013, HIQA carried out an announced monitoring assessment at Letterkenny General Hospital, Donegal.
 
This phase of monitoring is a contributory phase towards preparing service providers for the eventual monitoring of services against the National Standards for Safer Better Healthcare.
 

Second Public Meeting of the Board of the West/North West Hospitals Group

Circa €10m to rebuild eleven key areas at Letterkenny General Hospital
 
The second public meeting of the Board of the West/North West Hospitals Group took place in Letterkenny today (Tuesday 17 September). This was the sixth meeting of the Board since the non-Executive Directors were appointed in January this year.

West/North West Hospital Group Public Board Meeting in Letterkenny

The West/North West Hospital Group will hold a public board meeting in Letterkenny on Tuesday, 17 September. The agenda will include an update on the Letterkenny General Hospital (LGH) recovery plan and details of a major rebuilding programme, presented by Seán Murphy, General Manager of LGH and Bill Maher, Group CEO of the West/North West Hospital Group respectively.
 
The meeting will start at 2pm in Mount Errigal Hotel, Ballyraine Road, Letterkenny.
 

National Newborn Hearing Screening Programme goes live at Mayo General Hospital

The National Newborn Hearing Screening Programme has been introduced at Mayo General Hospital. Newborn hearing screening has been part of the service at the hospital for a number of years and in 2011 the HSE contracted Northgate Information Solutions to roll out a national screening programme at all maternity hospitals in the country.
 

West/North West Hospitals Group meeting with Public Representatives

Management from the West/North West Hospitals Group met with public representatives from Galway and Roscommon this morning (Friday September 06) to provide an update on progress within the Group since the last meeting in January.
 
Bill Maher, CEO of the West/North West Hospitals Group and Tony Canavan, Group Chief Operating Officer, outlined the significant recent changes in the Group structure.
 

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