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HSE staff fall foul of recruitment ban
A total of 18 agency staff have been let go from University Hospital Galway following a diktat to implement a ‘recruitment pause’ for three...
Commission slams mental health facility at UHG
An independent report into the running of the new adult mental health unit at UHG has raised concerns about physical restraints being used on...
Alarm over killer bug in hospitals
WATER coolers are being gradually restored to service at Galway’s two hospitals after the bacteria that cause Legionnaires’ disease – a type of pneumonia...
UHG forced to use mouse traps in lights
Mouse traps were set in light fittings in the Emergency Department of University Hospital Galway last Christmas, documents reveal.
A private pest control company, hired...
UHG staff verbally abused for enforcing smoking ban
Galway City Tribune - Smoking cessation officers at University Hospital Galway have reported being verbally abused when they ask patients and visitors to stop...
New UHG Emergency Dept won’t open until 2024
The new Emergency Department at University Hospital Galway is now unlikely to open before 2024 – at the earliest; that’s despite new figures which...