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Galway University Hospitals pilot successful Emergency Department avoidance programme
Galway University Hospitals has successfully piloted an Emergency Department avoidance programme, which has the potential to significantly reduce ED attendances and save hospital bed days.
Galway Simon Community invites you to give up your bed for one night
Galway Simon Community invites everyone – individuals, families, schools, companies and clubs – to give up their bed for one night, on Friday October 4, with one purpose: to change the lives of those facing homelessness in Galway, Mayo and Roscommon.
Family Resource Centres in Galway call on Government to put community services at the heart of Budget 2025
Representatives from the Family Resource Centres National Forum (FRCNF) met with members of the Oireachtas at a briefing event in Buswells Hotel, Dublin, to urge them to adequately fund community services in Galway in this year’s Budget, so that they can provide the level of support services that are desperately needed in local communities. Fergal Landy, CEO of the FRCNF, is living in Oranmore, Galway and he presented their pre-Budget asks to elected representatives.
Portiuncula Hospital and CHW formally launch ‘Patient Communications Passport’
Portiuncula University Hospital (PUH) and Community Healthcare West (Galway, Mayo and Roscommon) are delighted to introduce the new ‘Getting to know what matters to me’ Communication Passport for people living with dementia.
New communication passport to help people with dementia introduced in the west
A new initiative, designed to reduce communication barriers for people with dementia when accessing health services, has been introduced locally.
HSE warns of increase in flu and COVID in coming weeks
The HSE is seeing an increase in people with respiratory illnesses attending emergency departments - 538 people with flu and 282 with COVID attended its EDs this week, an increase from 312 (flu) and 144 (COVID) the previous week. While our system is responding well, this increasing pressure requires all to play their part in using the right options for care.
Athlone stroke survivor who learned to walk and talk again earns university degree
An Athlone woman who had to learn to walk and talk again following a devastating stroke, has graduated from university.
Housing body Respond has 99 new social homes under construction in Westmeath
Respond, Ireland’s largest construction-led Approved Housing Body and service provider, has 99 new social homes under construction in Westmeath.
Give up your bed for Simon this October
Galway Simon Community invites everyone – individuals, families, schools, companies and clubs, – to give up their bed for one night, on Friday October 6, with one purpose, to change the lives of those facing homelessness in Galway, Mayo and Roscommon.
Coffee lovers encouraged to host South Westmeath Hospice fundraising morning
South Westmeath coffee lovers are being encouraged to host a fundraising morning to help raise €2million for ‘extraordinary’ hospice services.
