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Concerns over the downgrading of maternity services at Portiuncula University Hospital (PUH) in Ballinasloe dominated this week’s plenary meeting of Galway County Council, where councillors from across the political spectrum voiced frustration with what they described as a lack of accountability and transparency from the HSE and the Minister for Health.

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.

Expectant mothers with high-risk pregnancies are being transferred from Portiuncula University Hospital (PUH) as investigations continue into maternity care standards.

University of Galway this week welcomed global leaders in healthcare, regulation, pharma, medtech and patient advocacy to FutureTrials25, a landmark international conference focused on transforming how clinical trials are designed, delivered, and experienced.

University of Galway this week welcomed global leaders in healthcare, regulation, pharma, medtech and patient advocacy to FutureTrials25, a landmark international conference focused on transforming how clinical trials are designed, delivered, and experienced.

Nearly four months after the death of 34-year-old Adam Loughnane, his family is calling for urgent reform in how mental health emergencies are treated. A rally is planned for 2pm on Saturday, June 7, outside University Hospital Galway, where Adam had sought help before his death.

University of Galway has announced the appointment of Professor Robert Scully as Ireland’s first Established Professor of Rural and Remote Medicine.

Letters were being prepared last evening for around 800 expectant mothers due to give birth at Portiuncula Hospital, to allay any fears they may have about services, in the wake of the news of an external review into the birth of nine babies at the Ballinasloe facility.

The newly released National Inpatient Experience Survey highlights the areas of good experience as well as those needing improvement in Galway University Hospitals (University Hospital Galway (UHG) and Merlin Park University Hospital) and Portiuncla University Hospital, Ballinasloe.

The University of Galway Cancer Network, in partnership in the HSE West and North West has been accredited by the Organisation of European Cancer Institutes (OECI), making it the 20th such network to achieve cancer centre accreditation across Europe.