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Seven out of 10 people in the west do not wash their hands for long enough to kill germs that cause infections, according to new research, just published.

Mayo General Hospital held a very successful information day on quitting smoking in the hospital recenty. The event was organised by Claudia Oliveira, respiratory scientist and Michelle Redmond, a/respiratory clinical nurse specialist. The aim of the day was to inform members of the public, patients, and staff of the importance of quitting smoking. In addition, visitors to the information day were offered a carbon monoxide (CO) test. CO is a poisonous gas that has no colour or smell. It is one of the products found in tobacco smoke and this breath test can tell how much CO a smoker has in his/her body.

Psychiatric services in Westmeath are to benefit from the addition of eight senior staff this year, it was revealed this week.

A joint venture between local heart and stroke charity Croí, Mayo PCCC, HSE West and Mayo General Hospital will see the month of March designated as Mayo stroke awareness month.

A Galway medical specialist is spearheading a global initiative aimed at aiding people’s recovery from cancer.

Galway is the only county with a dedicated Community Nurse who provides a heart failure service as part of a HSE Community Heart Failure Management Programme. The aim of the programme is to integrate care between hospitals and General Practitioners and in this way help prevent patients having to visit hospital.

A mental health patient sent explicit and obscene text messages to his clinical nurse specialist, Ballina District Court heard on Tuesday.

Anam Cara— a national voluntary support organisation set up by bereaved parents to provide support and understanding to families who have experienced the death of a precious son or daughter — is facilitating a professional bereavement event in Galway on Wednesday next November 10 at the Calyton Hotel, Ballybritt, Galway.

The stroke team from Portiuncula Hospital, Ballinasloe is playing a leading role in a national awareness campaign launched by the Irish Heart Foundation to reduce death and disability from stroke - Ireland’s third biggest killer disease.

Senator Nicky McFadden is calling for the Sexual Assault Treatment Unit at Mullingar hospital to be moved to a permanent location in the hospital, after a report found that its temporary location has contributed to a “limited service”.