Publication of the Ombudsman Report ‘Wasted Lives: Time for a better future for younger people in Nursing Homes’
Press Release Wednesday 5th May 2021 The Minister for Health, Stephen Donnelly TD, the Minister for Disability, Anne Rabbitte TD and the Minister for Mental Health and Older People, Mary Butler TD, have welcomed the publication of the Ombudsman report today (5 May...
International Day of the Midwife – Saolta University Health Care Group encourages people to consider midwifery as a career
29 April 2021 Marking this year’s International Day of the Midwife (05 May 2021) the Saolta University Health Care Group is asking people thinking about a future career to consider becoming a midwife. Whatever pathway is taken, there are endless opportunities for...
Minimum Unit Pricing of Alcohol
Press Release Wednesday 5 May 2021 Minimum Unit Pricing will come into effect in January 2022 A minimum unit price of 10c per gram of alcohol is provided for in section 11 of the Public Health (Alcohol) Act 2018. Minimum unit pricing will set a floor price beneath...
Department of Health announces funding for ambulatory gynaecology services and enhanced endometriosis service under the Women’s Health Fund
Press Release: Wednesday 21 April 2021 The Minister for Health, Stephen Donnelly TD, has announced details of two areas to be funded under the recently established €5 million Women’s Health Fund: Two community-based Ambulatory Gynaecology Services governed by two...
Minister for Disability welcomes resumption of assessments for Primary Medical Certificates
Friday 16 April 2021 Anne Rabbitte TD, Minister of State for Disability, has welcomed the resumption of the assessment process for Primary Medical Certificates under the Disabled Drivers and Disabled Passengers (Tax Concessions) Scheme. A requirement of the scheme,...Galway’s Fair Share
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