An interim ultrasound service will begin in the Tuam Primary Care Centre from Monday March 8, the HSE has confirmed.
The HSE is also progressing detailed design of the required clinical room, which is expected to be completed by end of April. Following completion of the detailed design, the works will be tendered.
The news has been welcomed by independent Galway East TD, Seán Canney. “Finally, we are reaching a conclusion to this long running saga and I expect full diagnostic services to be in place by end of this year,” he said.
When the service is fully operational, it is expected that up to 3,000 x-rays and 6,000 ultrasounds will be carried out in Tuam.
