# HSE West

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# HSE

Outbreak of Covid-19 in over 200 Galway city households mainly linked to young adults

Over 50% of cases are linked to multiple household clusters.

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Mar 3rd 2021, 5:00 PM

# Resources

Galway mental health unit used new observation area 'as office space'

HSE has responded saying that the new unit has not been comissioned for use, but this is being examined “in the context of new staff being employed”.

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Aug 8th 2014, 8:46 AM

# Castlebar

Children and Elderly Care patients evacuated from rooms after fire at Mayo General

Patients from three wards were moved due to the risk of smoke inhalation, after the fire sparked off in a service duct.

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Oct 18th 2013, 1:57 PM

# Discrimination

HSE West ordered to pay €70,000 to woman it discriminated against

The Employment Equality Tribunal ordered the HSE to pay almost the maximum in compensation to a woman it failed to suitably accommodate.

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Aug 20th 2013, 10:01 AM

# Letterkenny

Restoration of flooded hospital could take "months rather than weeks"

The Irish Association for Emergency Medicine – which represents doctors working in emergency departments – says the HSE needs to give the public a clear indication on the timescale for reconstruction.

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Jul 30th 2013, 10:06 AM

# savita

Praveen Halappanavar’s solicitor receives draft report on Savita death

Praveen Halappanavar will now be given the opportunity to offer feedback on the report before it is officially published.

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Mar 29th 2013, 12:52 PM

# Recruitment

HSE struggles to recruit consultants and junior doctors

Two separate reports in the Medical Independent reveal difficulties filling health posts at either end of the spectrum.

10.4k

Mar 1st 2013, 6:30 AM

# fleas

Staff bitten by fleas at University Hospital Galway

Being the biggest hospital in the west, it will be a major concern if it spreads from the outpatient department to the main hospital.

12.5k

Dec 12th 2012, 9:12 AM

# Health

Councillor wants HSE funding for Viagra reviewed

Brian Meaney was reacting to figures from the HSE West which indicate a significant increase in spending on drugs to treat erectile dysfunction.

5.4k

Jul 17th 2012, 12:33 PM

# Flu

Two die from flu outbreak at Roscommon nursing home

42 of the 76 residents at Drumderrig Private Nursing Home in Boyle have been infected with the A H3 strain of seasonal flu.

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May 3rd 2012, 4:13 PM

# HSE West

Emergency Department at Mayo hospital under 'extra pressure'

The HSE has asked the public to only visit the Emergency Department in the case of real emergencies.

1.6k

Apr 10th 2012, 10:52 AM

# vomiting bug

Vomiting bug infections more than double last year's rate

The number of outbreaks of the winter vomiting bug in the first week of 2012 is more than double the rate from last year.

1.6k

Jan 27th 2012, 12:50 PM

Good Morning

The 9 at 9 Nine things you should know this morning: as many as 600 jobs are at risk in Dublin; shocking figures reveal new levels of poverty in Ireland; and absenteeism at HSE West costing the state €60m annually.

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Sep 30th 2011, 8:59 AM

# HSE West

HSE West absenteeism "costs €60 million a year"

The high rate of absenteeism by staff at the HSE has been criticised today. It emerged that the cost of absenteeism to HSE West is around €60 million annually.

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Sep 30th 2011, 7:59 AM