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People living with diabetes in the West have praised the enhancements in diabetes care as they benefit from faster access to specialised care as a result of the new HSE Chronic Disease Hub. The move-away from hospital-based care means that patients have access to highly specialised clinical teams, closer to their homes. This comes as they prepare to mark World Diabetes on November 14.

What every prospective student should ask themselves is 'why should I go to an open day”?

Are you considering becoming a Nurse or a Midwife? There are many interesting career paths and employment opportunities available to you. Some of the key attributes required to be a nurse or midwife include kindness, compassion, caring nature and patience.

Dr Brian Higgins, a trusted family doctor with 14 years of experience, founded the Galway Skin Clinic in 2021 to meet the growing demand for expert dermatological care and advanced aesthetic treatments in the community.

For more than half a century, a highly skilled cadre of specialised hospital staff have cared for the most complex and critically ill patients in Galway.

Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), which includes Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis, is a condition that involves chronic inflammation of the intestines. It is estimated that IBD impacts 40,000 people in Ireland, affecting all genders equally.1 It can be diagnosed at any age, with peak incidences between ages 15-35 and 50-70.

We know there was a hospital in High Middle Street in 1509, though it was probably a poorhouse in reality. In 1542, the Corporation built St Bridget’s Hospital on Bohermore. It subsequently served as a Leper Hospital. The 1651 map of Galway shows four hospitals. In 1820, a fever hospital opened on Earl’s Island, and in 1824, a small lying-in hospital was established on Mill Street at Madeira Island. The County Infirmary opened on Prospect Hill in June 1802.

A pathway exists in GUH for cancer patients from other areas not served by hospitals with a centre of excellence, the Regional Health Forum was told this week.

Described as a 'fit and healthy man who loved his cycling as well as life', Paul McNamara was just 49 years old when he died, his life cut short following a ruptured brain aneurysm on July 7, 2022.

A new drive is underway to bolster State funding for services which heart and stroke patients in County Westmeath describe as their “lifeline”.