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The country’s eye doctors will gather at the Galmont Hotel for two days next week, when Galway hosts the Irish College of Ophthalmologists’ (ICO) annual conference.

The first-ever National Mental Health Experience Survey is now open to people who have accessed care across 35 adult acute approved centres in Ireland. The survey is a joint initiative of the Department of Health, the Mental Health Commission, and the HSE, facilitated by the National Care Experience Programme (NCEP).

HSE Capital and Estates are currently in the process of procuring a Design Team for delivery of the MPUH Development Control Plan and further updates are expected later this year, the HSE Regional Health Forum was told last week.

A new Development Control Plan (DCP) for University Hospital Galway, as well as an associated Strategic Assessment Review (SAR) has been completed and is approved by the HSE Board, the latest meeting of the Regional Health Forum heard last week.

University of Galway has unveiled a new 5km river route which aims to enhance physical and mental wellbeing for students, staff and the wider community.

The Department of Health has downgraded plans for a new, fully resourced, 200-bed elective hospital building at Merlin Park.

Independent Councillor Dr Evelyn Parsons has said that the State’s own maternity data leaves no credible, evidence-based case for the proposed downgrading of maternity services at Portiuncula University Hospital (PUH), and that national scrutiny is now unavoidable.

Minister Hildegarde Naughton has confirmed with the HSE that planning should be lodged for the new Galway Hospice next year. This comes after engagement between Minister Naughton and the CEO of the HSE, Bernard Gloster. The new building will be based in the Brothers of Charity facility in Ballybane.

An innovative virtual healthcare initiative which was pioneered through the collaboration of staff at University Hospital Galway and local HSE Integrated Care Hubs means patients diagnosed with atrial fibrillation can now access advanced cardiac care from the comfort of their own homes. Atrial fibrillation is a common but potentially serious heart rhythm disorder that affects 1 in 3 adults over their lifetime.

Construction will begin soon on a new €20 million short-stay, west of Ireland facility for children with cancer.