Local TD and Health Campaigner Denis Naughten has welcomed the roll out of a new state of the art x-ray system at Roscommon County Hospital. The new system will allow the results of x-rays to be read by consultants at other hospitals like University Hospital Galway. Rather than queuing for hours in many of the busy A&E departments, patients can …
Monksland Primary Care Centre to open within weeks – Naughten
Local TD, Denis Naughten has been informed by the HSE that it expects to open the new state of the art primary health care centre on the Tuam Road, Monksland this October. The facility will house the South Roscommon Primary Care Team providing accommodation for GPs, physiotherapy services, speech and language therapy, dental care, social work, mental health and other …
Home help to be slashed by 16hrs every minute– Naughten As home care packages face 50% cut
Home help co-ordinators throughout the Country have to slash 16hrs of home support every minute to achieve the target set for them by the HSE claims Denis Naughten TD.
Naughten calls for emergency Dáil committee meeting
Home help to be slashed by 16 hours every minute, as care packages fact a 50% cut. Member of the Joint Committee on Health and Children, Denis Naughten TD, has written to the Chairman of the Committee calling for an emergency meeting to discuss the announced cuts. According to Denis Naughten, home help co-ordinators throughout the Country have to slash …
Letter to Committee Chairman
Dear Chairman, As I am sure you are aware the recent cuts announced by the Department of Health have been met with considerable outrage throughout the country. While I welcome the announcement regarding the reassessment of the cuts to personal assistant services, the remaining measures will have a monumental impact on thousands of highly vulnerable people. In particular I would …
Recruitment freeze to hit Roscommon Hospital services
Announced with great fanfare less than 2 weeks ago, the expanded endoscopy service at Roscommon County Hospital has now been hit by a new staff recruitment ban announced by the HSE claims local TD, Denis Naughten. “Even though we are told that the Roscommon/Galway hospital group is outside the remit of the HSE, it seems when it comes …
Naughten welcomes expansion of Roscommon’s Endoscopy Service
Local TD, Denis Naughten has welcomed the announced expansion of the Endoscopy Service at Roscommon County Hospital, stating that it was a “long overdue development”. “Over the years I had pressed numerous Ministers’ for Health on the need to invest in the endoscopy service at Roscommon County Hospital, and this was one of the commitments which I received from Minister …
Health Minister confirms talks on-going on West Roscommon Ambulance
Health Minister James Reilly has confirmed that talks are on-going regarding the redeployment of an existing ambulance from another base in Co. Roscommon to West Roscommon.
West Roscommon ambulance saga continues – Naughten
Minister says no decision made on Ballaghaderreen base
Scandal as cost is 3x more for Galway patients awaiting fair deal approval
Denis Naughten TD, Member of the Oireachtas Health Committee, has questioned the fact that the Special Delivery Unit (SDU) has committed funding of nearly €11,300/patient to Galway University Hospital for the transfer of patients from the hospital to a nursing home pending approval under the Fair Deal Scheme. “While the SDU has approved funding of just over €11,300/patient to be …