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Pension payments to retired HSE staff in Mayo are delayed - Health - Western People (opens the original)
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A Mayo councillor has lambasted the Health Service Executive for its treatment of retiring staff from Mayo University Hospital who have been forced to live for months without receiving their pension. Speaking at last week's meeting of the Regional Health Forum West and North West, Cllr Michael Kilcoyne demanded to know whether the task of calculating the pension entitlements of the staff had been transferred to the HSE in Galway. Mary Warde, Integrated Health Area Manager for Mayo, said Mayo Men
'No improvement' in weekend hospital discharges - Health - Western People (opens the original)
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The changeover to public-only consultants has made no improvement in relation to the number of patients being discharged from hospital at weekends, according to a member of the Regional Health Forum West and North West. Speaking at last week's meeting of the forum, Galway-based Cllr Shane Forde asked how many new public-only consultants are working weekends and whether the move had improved the discharge rate of patients. A joint written reply from the HSE stated: “The Public-Only Consultant Con
Thirty-one patients left on trolleys at MUH for 24 hours or more - Health - Western People (opens the original)
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A total of 31 patients attending the emergency department at Mayo University Hospital (MUH) during the summer had to wait 24 hours or more before being allocated a bed. In information provided to the Regional Health Forum West and North West, the HSE revealed that total attendances at the emergency department at MUH in June amounted to 3,944, with six patients waiting 24 hours or more for a bed; in July, some 4,262 people attended and 13 were left waiting 24 hours or more, while 4,027 attended i
New chairperson lays down the law at health forum - news - Western People (opens the original)
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A determination to run meetings more efficiently was outlined to members of Regional Health Forum West and North West last week. The recently-appointed chairperson Cllr Michael Crowe opened proceedings by reminding members of housekeeping rules around speaking times and the submission of health queries, stressing there was no need for meetings that usually start at 2pm to run as late as they do. In an attempt to put his own stamp on proceedings following his election as chairperson last June, th
Costs revealed for private ambulances - Health - Western People (opens the original)
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The HSE has revealed it is paying over €1 million per annum to private ambulance services for services to Mayo University Hospital (MUH). Sligo councillor Cllr Declan Bree queried the cost of private ambulances to the HSE for hospitals in Sligo, Letterkenny and Castlebar, at the September meeting of Regional Health Forum West and North West. A written response noted that in 2024, the HSE paid €1.2 million for private ambulances at Mayo University Hospital, rising to €1.4 million in 2025. This co
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