UL Hospitals Group News
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A day in the Life of Anna Marie Nagle
27 November 2024
My name is Anna Marie Nagle, and I am the Operational Team Lead for the Integrated Care Programme for Older Persons (ICPOP) within the HSE’s Acute and Older People Services in the Mid West.
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Innovative thumb-joint replacement surgery puts patients on path to recovery within weeks
26 November 2024
INNOVATIVE hand surgery introduced at Croom Orthopaedic Hospital last year is giving a new lease on life for dozens of patients who had all but abandoned hope of living a life free of debilitating hand pain.
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New St Camillus’ Community Nursing Unit Officially Opened by Minister for Health
18 November 2024
A MILESTONE in the development of one of Limerick’s most beloved communities has been marked as the Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly TD officially opened the new Community Nursing Unit at St Camillus’ Hospital.
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Introducing Occupational Therapy for Mental Health Recovery
13 November 2024
New resource highlights benefits of Occupational Therapy in mental health recovery.
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New digital service launched for lymphoedema patients during Public Service Transformation Week 2024
25 October 2024
A NEW digital service, the ‘Lymph Active’ app launched this Wednesday to support lymphoedema patients, as part of Public Service Transformation Week 2024. The resource provides information and exercises to help reduce the risk of lymphoedema after cancer treatment.
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Specialist physiotherapists driving improved patient access and wait times at Croom Orthopaedic Hospital
13 September 2024
A TEAM of clinical specialist physiotherapists (CSPs) at Croom Orthopaedic Hospital is substantially improving access and treatment for orthopaedic and rheumatology patients, while also ensuring a dramatic reduction in wait times for those patients who require surgery.
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HSE Perinatal Self-Care Workbook now 'on the go' for audiobook listeners
22 July 2024
| A PARTNERSHIP of community and maternity hospital-based mental health services in the Mid West has launched a new audio edition of a successful HSE self-care workbook to support and empower women from conception, through pregnancy and post childbirth.
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Opening of first “see-and-treat” Colorectal Pelvic Floor Clinic at Nenagh Hospital
15 July 2024
NENAGH Hospital staff have marked another significant advance in healthcare for women in the Mid-West region, with the opening of the first Colorectal Pelvic Floor Clinic at the hospital’s Regional Hub for Women’s Health.
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'Changed landscape’ in the Mid West for couples with fertility challenges
24 June 2024
Fertility investigations and treatments are available to public patients for the first time through the development of regional hubs such as the new Mid West service based at Nenagh Hospital, writes Dr Lucia Hartigan, Consultant Obstetrician and Gynaecologist and Clinical Lead for the UL Hospitals Group Regional Fertility Hub.
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Ennis Hospital now has its first Allied Health Multi-Disciplinary Team
31 May 2024
ENNIS Hospital has just passed a major milestone in its continuing service development with the formation of the hospital’s first ever dedicated Multi-Disciplinary Team of Allied Health professionals.