Healthcare assistants most at-risk of contracting Covid-19, study finds
Virus antibodies detected in hospital staff who likely worked while asymptomatic
Fast-tracked vaccines for medics ‘absolutely crucial’ to managing third wave – ICU doctor
Cork doctor tells people to avoid risky activity to save hospital space for Covid patients
Covid-19 project wins national award for ICU patient video link system
NUIG team developed system when hospital visiting restrictions were introduced in March
Covid-19 taking ‘emotional toll’ on frontline staff, says ex-Rose of Tralee
Dr Elysha Brennan, who survived cancer, is helping health staff who have caught virus
Hospitals overcrowded for reasons ‘I don’t yet fully understand’ - Varadkar
Taoiseach speaking at opening of new centre for cochlear implants at Dublin’s Beaumont
Hospital overcrowding in November worst on record, nurses claim
Number of patients who have waited on trolleys for a bed exceeded 100,000 this year
Galway rough sleeper who died a ‘nice young lad who had gone astray’
Preliminary postmortem results rule out any suspicious circumstances in death of Martin Carroll (29)
West’s cancer patients fearful of any further delay for UHG radiation oncology unit
HSE funding shortfall could delay project
UHG cancer treatment centre delay ‘completely unacceptable’
Lack of medical facilities in west highlighted amid fears funding shortage will hit projects
Hospital apologises over death of girl who had low blood sugar
Aibha Conroy previously diagnosed with hypoglycaemia but not referred to specialist
University Hospital Galway defends response to patient collapse
Witnesses claim it took several minutes to get resuscitation trolley after man’s head struck floor ‘with unmerciful smack’
Three Ministers apart from Varadkar and Coveney may run for leader
Frances Fitzgerald, Richard Bruton and Simon Harris could enter FG leadership race
West expresses weariness over emergency services plans
Leaked report calls for closure of A&E department in Portiuncula Hospital
University Hospital Galway postpones surgeries
Hospital says it is at ‘full capacity’ due to pressure on its emergency department
Hospitals chief favours Galway’s Merlin Park site
Existing hospital should be considered for ‘developments into future’, says Saolta chief
‘No evidence of Garda misconduct’ in death of man (66)
Driver arrested after car struck gardaí and ‘man missing from nursing home’ in Co Galway
Young man dies and six injured in Galway crash
Three-car collision claims life of 20-year-old motorist and seriously injures SUV driver
Body of driver found in car in middle of roundabout
Gardaí believe body of man may have been in car obscured by bushes for several days
Vote for industrial action at University Hospital Galway
Physiotherapists and social workers protest over clinic space used to ease A&E pressure
Physiotherapists at University Hospital Galway may be displaced for extra beds
Impact warns hospital the move would risk breaching Hiqa standards
Hospitals breaching human rights of the elderly, GP says
Dr Mary Rogan says inadequate staffing levels are impacting on older patients
Fertility doctor defends clipping of woman’s fallopian tubes
Declan Egan says he faced ‘ethical dilemma’ during operation and acted to minimise risk
Terminally ill patients in Galway A&E denied dignity and privacy
Nurses protest over ‘unacceptable conditions’ at University Hospital Galway
Guidelines on management of pregnant women with sepsis updated
Promised guidelines on circumstances in which pregnancies can be terminated yet to be published
Inspectors find dust, faulty lights and equipment in Portiuncula
Hiqa observes blood-stained sticky tape beside patient bed
Army called to help families in south Galway
Galway County Council closes roads and offers assistance to home-owners in the area
Non-urgent surgery cancelled at Galway hospital
‘Significant’ increase in accident and emergency department demand
Findings of Halappanavar inquiries to be discussed at special meeting
HSE group to meet in Galway to examine three investigations into woman’s death at UHG in 2012
Creating a little teen spirit on the wards
Described as ‘a lost tribe’ by one consultant, ill adolescents take centre stage in art project
Three reports later and serious questions remain
The extent to which blame is apportioned or fault found has yet to be determined on an individual basis
Hospital failed to provide ‘most basic elements of patient care’, says watchdog
Staff failed to recognise and act upon signs of clinical deterioration in a timely manner
Every citizen should be deeply worried
Report into cricumstances of Savita Halappanavar’s death has added little in the way of fresh information
Medical staff ‘failed to act’ as Savita’s condition worsened
Third and final report into pregnant woman’s death identifies failures in basic patient care
First national audit on maternal complications in pregnancy published
Rates of septic shock and hysterectomy following birth low
Galway hospital reassures patients after settling maternity case
Case predating that of Savita Halappanavar also concerned maternal sepsis
Many medical issues remain to be clarified in the case of Savita Halappanavar
Evidence of consultant obstetrician, Dr Katherine Astbury, will be especially important
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