The best friend of patients and staff at the Children’s Ark paediatric unit in University Hospital Limerick made her final rounds last Monday, bidding a fond farewell to all before she steps down into a well-deserved retirement.
Fear of the unknown, cost, and a lack of awareness around preventative health screenings have been revealed as the top three reasons that a staggering one in two (50%) of the Irish public are putting off potentially life-saving tests and checks.
Clare Fine Gael TD, Joe Carey, has received confirmation from the HSE that redevelopment work will start on the Bushy Park Addiction Treatment Centre in the first quarter of 2022.
A transatlantic jet has been forced to turn around over the Atlantic and divert to Shannon Airport after the crew reported they had an ill passenger on board.
Fianna Fáil TD for Clare Cathal Crowe has welcomed the confirmation that works will be carried out to address long-standing issues with the water mains supply serving Clare’s largest housing estate.
Clare native, Dr Eileen Relihan, who is currently the Medication Safety Facilitator in St James’s Hospital, Dublin and teaching fellow at Trinity College Dublin, was one of the minds behind the Medication Safety Minute, a collaborative project to ensure patient safety.