Letterkenny University Hospital spent €1.9 million on private ambulances over four years between 2012 and 2015. The figures were released…
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Suspension of cardiac rehab services at St Conal’s ‘an absolute disgrace’
by Chris McNulty 7 years agoSinn Féin Finance Spokesperson Deputy Pearse Doherty is demanding an urgent explanation from the Minister for Health after it was…
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A&E was so busy I couldn’t walk around it – Hospital Radiologist
by Stephen Maguire 7 years agoA radiologist at a Co Donegal hospital said it was so busy recently when he visited it with a friend…
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Hospital in crisis as 14,000 patients on waiting list with 2,957 waiting a year
by Stephen Maguire 7 years agoDeputy Pat the Cope Gallagher has questioned the Minister for Health on the length and duration of the waiting lists…
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Opening of maternity theatre now a matter of priority
by Stephen Maguire 8 years agoEfforts to finally open the yet to be commissioned bespoke maternity theatre at Letterkenny University Hospital are now being treated…
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Donegal cancer group welcome commitment to maintain breast service
by Stephen Maguire 8 years agoDonegal Action for Cancer Care have welcomed the commitment to maintain the Symptomatic Breast Service at Letterkenny University Hospital. DACC…
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Cope labels hospital funding a “ghost grant announcement”
by Stephen Maguire 8 years agoDeputy Pat the Cope Gallagher has branded the last number of days surrounding the future of and funding announcement for…
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All hospital wards now open to public following winter vomiting bug
by Stephen Maguire 8 years agoAll wards at Letterkenny University Hospital are open for normal visiting. Visitors are asked to be vigilant with hand hygiene…
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DD health: Hospital situation improving but visiting still restricted
by Stephen Maguire 8 years agoThe Norovirus (‘winter vomiting”) situation at Letterkenny University Hospital is improving, a spokesman for the hospital has said. However, visiting…
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Visiting still prohibited at Letterkenny University Hospital
by Stephen Maguire 8 years agoAll visiting at Letterkenny University Hospital is still prohibited except for arrangements in ICU and Maternity where next of kin…
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Key diabetes service posts in hospital must be approved – Doherty
by Stephen Maguire 8 years agoDeputy Pearse Doherty has renewed his calls for both the Minister for Health and the HSE to urgently approve a…
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Fresh doubt cast over chemo referrals at Letterkenny University Hospital
by Stephen Maguire 8 years agoA doubt has been cast over the reinstatement of chemotherapy referrals at Letterkenny University Hospital. Minister Joe McHugh yesterday welcomed…
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Locum cover for the Medical Oncology Service at Letterkenny University Hospital has resumed with immediate affect. Locum cover had been…
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More than 50 patients sent to Galway since chemo suspension at LUH
by Stephen Maguire 8 years agoMore than fifty patients with cancer from across Donegal have so far been referred to Galway University Hospital for treatment…
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Uproar as hospital confirms chemotherapy is suspended until March
by Stephen Maguire 8 years agoManagement at Letterkenny University Hospital has confirmed that chemotherapy referrals have been stopped until March. It follows the resignation of…
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Strike action at Letterkenny Hospital a real possibility – SIPTU
by Stephen Maguire 8 years agoStrike action amongst staff at Letterkenny University Hospital moved a step closer last night after members of SIPTU agreed to…
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Nurses are breaking down in tears because of overcrowding crisis – Donegal doctor
by Stephen Maguire 8 years agoA well-known Donegal doctor has told how nurses are breaking down in tears under the pressure of coping with the…
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More than 2,000 patients on trolleys at Letterkenny hospital in 2016
by Stephen Maguire 8 years agoThe latest trolley watch figures from Letterkenny University Hospital for 2016 which reveal that last year, some 2,047 patients spent…
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Deputy Pearse Doherty has said that it is unacceptable that An Taoiseach Enda Kenny has remained absent in the midst…
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Woman abused hospital staff and woke patients during drunken rant
by Staff Writer 8 years agoA woman who abused hospital staff and then attacked Gardai has turned her life around, a court has been told.…