UL Hospitals Group News
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A day in the Life of Bernadette Mullins
9 April 2025
My name is Bernadette Mullins, and I am a Senior Health Promotion and Improvement Officer for Cancer Prevention with HSE Mid West.
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World Kidney Day and early detection of Kidney Disease
13 March 2025
An estimated 40,000 people in the Mid West are living with Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD), and the region is home to one of the busiest kidney programmes in the country. But we must do more, writes Prof Austin Stack, Consultant Nephrologist, University Hospital Limerick, who says the key goal is early detection and intervention through a national screening programme for at-risk groups.
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Transforming Kidney Care in the Mid West Region: Inside UHL’s Kidney Programme
12 March 2025
At University Hospital Limerick, our multidisciplinary clinical team provides specialist care for people with kidney disease. From early diagnosis to advanced treatments, we are committed to improving the lives of our patients.
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HSE Mid West to host new, free webinar ‘Menopause and Me – The Many Ways to Manage Your Menopause’
4 February 2025
THIS informative webinar is being organised by HSE Mid West Health and Wellbeing, in collaboration with The Complex Menopause Clinic at the Women’s Health Hub, Nenagh Hospital. The webinar will take place on Wednesday, 12 February, from 7:00pm to 8:30pm. To register online please click here bit.ly/3WnQtWF or scan the QR code below
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Dr Terry Hennessy appointed as Regional Clinical Lead for Strategy and Development for HSE Mid West
30 January 2025
HSE Mid West is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr Terry Hennessy as the Regional Clinical Lead for Strategy and Development of health services in the region.
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Research finds significant benefits for older patients who receive comprehensive geriatric assessment in ED
30 January 2025
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HSE Mid West Statement – Services returning to normal
25 January 2025
ALL HSE Mid West services are returning to normal, as we work to reschedule outpatient and other appointments postponed during Storm Éowyn.
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HSE Mid West Statement - Update on HSE Mid West Services during Storm Éowyn
23 January 2025
WITH a national ‘Stay at Home’ alert in place this Friday in anticipation of the forecast severe impacts of Storm Éowyn, HSE Mid West is postponing all hospital outpatient and community appointments for the day and working to ensure that emergency and urgent care is safely available to patients most in need. Patients will be notified as soon as possible about a rescheduled date.
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Smokers in the Mid West encouraged to access supports to QUIT this January
20 January 2025
THIS QUIT Month (January 2025), people who smoke throughout the Mid West are being encouraged to access free supports available to them to stop smoking from the HSE and the QUIT Service.
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HSE Mid West Media Statement: Patients Urged to Consider Alternative Care Options Amid High Numbers Presenting to ED at UHL
13 January 2025
(LIMERICK 13.01.2025): The Emergency Department (ED) at University Hospital Limerick is currently seeing high volumes of patients and members of the public are advised to consider alternative care options before attending the ED.