Wexford GPs access to diagnostic services

By Dan Walsh Visiting the doctor’s surgery may be more revolutionary in the future! Minister for Health, Stephen Donnelly TD, stated this week that the HSE is to make available to GPs increased direct access to diagnostic services that would give GPs across the country the ability to access an additional 94,000 diagnostic procedures, suchContinue reading “Wexford GPs access to diagnostic services”

€100,000 for Clonroche Health Centre

By Dan Walsh The HSE will make available a grant €100,000 to support the redevelopment works at the waiting rooms area at Clonroche Health Centre. Wexford TD and Minister of State for Law Reform James Browne has welcomed news. He told WexfordLocal.com; “Following several representations to the HSE, I’m delighted to learn that the HSEContinue reading “€100,000 for Clonroche Health Centre”

Mobile Covid-19 Test Centre in Ferns

By Dan Walsh The HSE/South East Community Healthcare has set up a new Covid-19 Test Centre at St. Aidan’s GAA Grounds in Ferns. Attendance is by GP referral or arrangement with the HSE. The HSE is concerned at a recent spike in confirmed cases of Covid-19 in the North Wexford area and is appealing forContinue reading “Mobile Covid-19 Test Centre in Ferns”

Woodlands for Health based in Tintern Abbey

By Dan Walsh Woodlands for Health is an Eco-Therapy programme of forest-based activities prescribed by medical professionals, which involves social inclusion of people who experience severe mental health difficulties. Frank Feighan, Minister of State with responsibility for Public Health, Wellbeing and the National Drugs Strategy, visited the Sports Active Wexford Woodlands for Health Programme basedContinue reading “Woodlands for Health based in Tintern Abbey”

County Wexford must stay at Level 2

A call for positive action and changes to behaviour remain essential to ensuring that hospital and community healthcare services locally are enabled to deal with demands, that the optimum levels of living safely alongside the threat of the virus are sustained and that County Wexford stays at Level 2 of the public restrictions in placeContinue reading “County Wexford must stay at Level 2”