Kathleen King, the Chairperson of the Endometriosis Association of Ireland, has spoken out on Worldwide Endometriosis month to highlight the condition. The…
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Job Vacancies: Cpl Healthcare are looking to recruit multiple nurse specialities included RGNs, RCNs, RPNs and RNIDs, for a number…
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Job Vacancy: A vacancy exists for the following: Bank Nurses Ref: BNCHO1D/03/2017 for Community Hospitals, Donegal. CHO1 Donegal are now…
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Importance of eye testing highlighted during World Glaucoma Week
by Elaine McCallig 8 years agoTo coincide with World Glaucoma Week, 12 – 18 March, the National Council for the Blind of Ireland (NCBI) are…
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Answers needed over suspension of Donegal respite services – Doherty
by Stephen Maguire 8 years agoDeputy Pearse Doherty has called on both the HSE and the Minister for Health to clarify the extent of respite…
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Picture Special: Sinn Féin Health Deputy meets with Donegal groups to discuss health policy
by Elaine McCallig 8 years agoSinn Féin Spokesperson for Health Deputy Louise O’Reilly, visited Donegal this week as part of a series of formal engagements…
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We all know that we should be checking our ‘lemons’ for signs of breast cancer – but what are the…
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Brave Orla discovered she had breast cancer after watching TOWIE
by Rachel McLaughlin 8 years agoDonegal beauty therapist Orla Maguire is battling breast cancer while sending out a clear message to women everywhere to be aware…
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Health warnings issued as flu outbreak takes sharp rise in Donegal
by Rachel McLaughlin 8 years agoPeople at risk from flu and respiratory illness are being warned to get the flu vaccine as soon as possible as…
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Minister Harris to meet with Cancer Care group in Letterkenny
by Elaine McCallig 8 years agoDonegal Action for Cancer Care were delighted to be informed yesterday that Minster Harris will meet with them when he…
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Donegal’s 2017 health and hospital budget must be revised – claim
by Stephen Maguire 8 years agoSenator Pádraig Mac Lochlainn has called on the Minister for Health, Simon Harris to urgently revise the allocation of funding…
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Minister Joe McHugh has welcomed €85,000 in grant-aid for Donegal healthcare organisations. A total of five groups in Donegal will…
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Letterkenny University Hospital is extremely overcrowded once again today, with 45 people recorded waiting for beds this morning. This afternoon’s…
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Great buzz around Donegal’s first dedicated BUMBLEette service
by Rachel McLaughlin 8 years agoThe first dedicated regional Children’s Ambulance Service to serve sick children in Donegal will be launched tomorrow. The BUMBLEance team…
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Lung cancer is one of the most common cancers among both men and women in Northern Ireland, with around 900…
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Urgent appeal launched for blood donations after difficult summer
by Stephen Maguire 8 years agoThe Irish Blood Transfusion Service has launched an urgent appeal for blood donations in order to stabilise the state’s supply.…
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Heartbroken mother of girl, 4, calls for service for juvenile arthritis sufferers
by Rachel McLaughlin 8 years agoA Co Donegal mum has spoken about the heartbreak and challenges facing children across Donegal suffering from juvenile arthritis. Letterkenny…
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Health Warning: Avoid the flu and get the vaccine this winter!
by Stephen Maguire 8 years agoWith October now upon us the Irish Pharmacy Union (IPU) has today issued a reminder to people, especially those in…
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Ireland well on course to be the fattest nation in the world
by Stephen Maguire 8 years agoThe Government have launched a new initiative aimed at tackling the alarming levels of obesity in Ireland, with experts suggesting…
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Controversial sugar tax set to add 10c to can of fizzy drink
by Stephen Maguire 8 years agoA controversial tax aimed at tackling childhood obesity will see the price of fizzy drinks increase following a proposal tabled…