Naughten tells Dáil children’s services are “in crisis” across the country

In Disability, Education, Families, Health, News, Posts by Topic by Denis Naughten

  Local TD Denis Naughten has told the Dáil that children’s services throughout the country “are in crisis” and called on the Taoiseach to use the new unit established in his department to focus on improving children’s well-being to prioritise access to such services. “When the Taoiseach resumed his current role in December, he announced that a unit would be …

Update on Mater Hospital long COVID clinic

In Blog, Health by Denis Naughten

Last November, I raised the issue of access to long COVID clinics with An Taoiseach and specifically the imminent closure of the clinic at the Mater Hospital. (see video below) I have now received the following response from Minister Donnelly:   From: Ministers Office <noreplymo-health@corr.cloud.gov.ie> Sent: 23 February 2023 17:55 To: Denis Naughten <Denis.Naughten@oireachtas.ie> Subject: HEA-MO-12080-2022   HEA-MO-12080-2022 23rd February …

Taoiseach must deliver for Ballinasloe on visit today – Naughten

In Business & Jobs, East Galway, Health, Local Issues, News, Posts by Topic, South Roscommon by Denis Naughten

Local TD, Denis Naughten is calling on An Taoiseach Leo Varadkar TD to announce the new Emergency Department for Portiuncula Hospital and jobs on the IDA business campus in the Town when he visits both sites today.   When An Taoiseach visits Portiuncula Hospital we will be visiting the busiest and most overcrowded Emergency Department in Ireland in 2023 and …

National study shows Portiuncula ED under most pressure due to trolleys- Naughten

In East Galway, East-Roscommon, Health, Local Issues, Mid-Roscommon, News, Posts by Topic, South Roscommon by Denis Naughten

“Portiuncula Hospital, Ballinasloe has the most pressurised Emergency Department in the Country due to the lack of available beds” claims local TD, Denis Naughten. The true extent of the chaos being faced by staff at Portiuncula Hospital has been revealed in a nationwide analysis of the hospital trolley numbers reflected as a percentage of overall numbers of beds available to …

Revealed: the hospitals under most pressure due to trolleys

In Health, News, Posts by Topic by Denis Naughten

Smaller hospitals under greater pressure due to lack of beds – Naughten   The true extent of the chaos being faced by staff in hospitals throughout the country has been revealed in an analysis of the hospital trolley numbers reflected as a percentage of overall numbers of beds available to each hospital by Denis Naughten TD. The figures show there …

Rehab project at Roscommon Hospital on hold since 2020 – Naughten

In East Galway, East-Roscommon, Health, Local Issues, Mid-Roscommon, News, North-Roscommon, Posts by Topic, South Roscommon, West-Roscommon by Denis Naughten

Local TD Denis Naughten has been informed that plans for a regional rehabilitation unit at Roscommon University Hospital have been put on hold since the pandemic in 2020 and won’t be considered again until later in 2023. “This admission by the HSE that it has long-fingered the rehabilitation unit is not the first time this project was delayed,” stated Denis …

Naughten calls on Taoiseach to intervene over capacity at Portiuncula Hospital

In East Galway, Health, Local Issues, Mid-Roscommon, News, Posts by Topic, South Roscommon by Denis Naughten

Local TD Denis Naughten has requested that the Taoiseach intervene as a matter of urgency to ensure plans for a new emergency department as well as additional bed capacity at Portiuncula Hospital proceed without further delay.   Speaking in the Dáil today (Wednesday), Denis Naughten told the Taoiseach: “In  June 2020 I wrote to the then Minister for Health, the …

Over 1/3rd of long Covid welfare claimants are out of work for over 6 months – Naughten

In Health, News, Posts by Topic by Denis Naughten

It has been revealed that 35% of workers in receipt of a disability payment from the Department of Social Protection as a result of being unable to return to work due to long Covid, have been receiving a payment for over sic months, according to Denis Naughten TD. Since the Government first introduced specific payments for private sector employees who …

Older people gain access to quicker care as ambulances can now transport patients to Roscommon Hospital – Naughten

In East Galway, East-Roscommon, Health, Local Issues, Mid-Roscommon, News, North-Roscommon, Posts by Topic, South Roscommon, West-Roscommon by Denis Naughten

As of 9am today (Monday) ambulances can now bring medical patients who meet agreed clinical criteria directly to Roscommon University Hospital instead. This prevents these patients being taken to an emergency department where they could be left in a parked ambulance and have to wait 24 hours on a trolley before getting a bed, Denis Naughten TD has stated. “The …