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More than 600 patients on trolleys at UHG during September
Galway Bay fm newsroom – More than 600 patients were forced to wait on trolleys and chairs at the Emergency Department at University Hospital Galway during the month of September.
It was the third worst hospital in the country for trolley numbers last month, according to figures from the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation.
University Hospital Limerick and Cork University Hospital experienced the worst overcrowding at A&E in September.
Over the past decade trolley figures for the A&E Department at UHG have increased by 60 per cent.
INMO members will be balloted this week on the latest government proposals on pay, which the union is recommending members vote to reject.
INMO Industrial Relations Officer, Anne Burke says the pressure on staff and patients at UHG is unacceptable.
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Galway Bay fm newsroom – Portiuncula Hospital in Ballinasloe has appointed Leanne Norton as a Beravement Support Midwife for the hospital.
Ms Norton has previously dealt with bereavement through midwifery experience gained in The Rotunda Hospital in Dublin and Midland Regional Hospital in Mullingar.
The role will see her care for, and support, women, and families dealing with loss of pregnancy, stillbirth or neonatal death.
Leanne said she feels privileged to take on the role, and to provide compassionate, individualised, and culturally sensitive support to patients and their families.
Galway Bay fm newsroom – Works to provide an upgrade to the sewer network in Athenry are to begin in March.
The €13m scheme will reduce the risk of sewer flooding and address the discharge of non-compliant sewer overflows in the River Clarin.
The project is to be carried out by Coffey Construction and is expected to be completed by the end of 2024.
Eunan Canavan, Wastewater Regional Delivery Lead, explains how this could lead to population growth in the town,
Galway Bay fm newsroom – The Teddy Bear Hospital wrapped up today at the University of Galway after a busy two days.
Children from schools across Galway, from the city to Tuam, Mountbellew and beyond, brought their teddies to the hospital.
The university’s Sláinte Society set up pharmacy, X-ray and surgery stations at the Bailey Allen Hall on campus.
The aim of the event is to familiarise children with a hospital environment to reduce their fear of it.
Pupils explained to our reporters Sarah Slevin and Rachel Timoney why their teddies were attending the hospital today:
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