The Minister for Health, Stephen Donnelly TD has approved new measures to provide expanded dental health care for medical card holders in the Dental Treatment Services Scheme (DTSS). He has also confirmed his commitment to a review of the Scheme to ensure its future viability.
Visit on inpatient wards in University Hospital Limerick (UHL) has been reinstated following the lifting of restrictions which were put in place during a surge in community transmission of COVID-19.
The Department of Public Health Mid-West is urging people to not consume or gift recalled Kinder products, in the lead up to the Easter holiday weekend, as certain Kinder products have been linked to an extensive outbreak of salmonella infection.
The doors of the new €2m Injury Unit at Ennis Hospital have opened this morning, bringing an immediate improvement in the clinical environment and experience for healthcare staff and the thousands of patients who use this service every year.
The HSE has approved a €9.95m capital budget allocation for a theatre upgrade at Ennis Hospital and confirmed the project has already progressed to design stage.
The Department of Public Health Mid-West is advising members of the public to improve handwashing in and around farm settings (wash your hands with hot water and soap), and to test and treat their well water, in order to reduce the risk of infection of Cryptosporidium.