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Work to begin on 110-bed community nursing unit in Letterkenny

Work on a new 110-bed community nursing unit in Letterkenny could begin next month. HSE chiefs expect that the new facility will be completed and ready for use in 2026. The €58.6 million development at Kilmacrennan Road will provide a mix of long ...

27 Sept 2023 at 08:53

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Donegal nurses have "great resolve" as INMO meet today to consider fixing further strike dates

The executive of the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation (INMO), will meet today to consider fixing further strike dates over and above the six dates already scheduled. Two days of 24-hour strike action are due to take place next Tuesday and ...

02 Feb 2019 at 10:31

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Three patients reported to be waiting on beds at Letterkenny University Hospital

107 admitted patients are waiting for beds this morning, according to today’s INMO Trolley Watch. 95 are waiting in the emergency department, while 12 are in wards elsewhere in the hospital. It was reported that three patients were awaiting ...

09 Jul 2020 at 12:55

Local News

Special year of recognition for nurses and midwives

2020 marks the start of the World Health Organisation (WHO) International Year of the Nurse and the Midwife. The year aims to unite nations of the world in celebration of the benefits that nursing and midwifery bring to the health of the ...

02 Jan 2020 at 14:30

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Minister asked to intervene after ambulances queue at Letterkenny hospital

A call has been made for the health minister to intervene in the situation at Letterkenny University Hospital after ambulances queued outside the hospital on Tuesday night. At least seven ambulances that were unable to admit patients ...

16 Mar 2022 at 15:34

Business

Planning permission sought for major new nursing home

Plans are in the pipeline to build a major new nursing home in Inishowen. Glasheady Investments Limited has plans for a 58 bedroom nursing home at Churchland Quarters, Carndondagh. Planning permission from Donegal County Council is ...

12 Feb 2022 at 21:31

Features

We need to care for the carers - A view of Donegal through the coronavirus crisis and beyond by Siobhán McNamara

Carers come in many shapes and forms but the one thing they have in common right now is that their lives have become a lot more challenging. Our healthcare workers are very much in our thoughts at the moment, and the country ...

27 Mar 2020 at 21:08

Local News

ATU Donegal to host event on the role of mental health nurses

The Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland (NMBI) is to co-host its inaugural Summer Series event with Atlantic Technological University (ATU) Donegal later this month. The event, Mental Health and Wellness in the North ...

03 Jun 2022 at 12:01

Local News

Masks in certain settings need to come back immediately - INMO

The Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation (INMO) has demanded immediate additional public health measures to deal with the impact of rising Covid cases in hospitals. The call comes as Letterkenny University Hospital ...

07 Jul 2022 at 11:25

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Letterkenny Hospital registered fifth highest patient overcrowding in September

Letterkenny University Hospital (LUH) experienced the fifth highest overcrowding levels across the country's acute hospital system in September, it has been revealed. And the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation ...

02 Oct 2022 at 12:30

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Donegal people waiting for hospital beds

Twenty-five people are waiting for beds at Letterkenny University Hospital today, including 13 people on trolleys, according to figures released by the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation (INMO). In their ...

19 Jan 2017 at 14:03

Local News

Good news soon for nursing homes support scheme - The Fair Deal

Families who commit to working the "productive asset" may soon have a three-year cap placed on their Fair Deal [Nursing Homes Support Scheme] contributions. Minister of State at the Department of Health, ...

05 Dec 2020 at 19:00

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