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National Ambulance Service decontamination demonstration taking place at UHG

The National Ambulance Service will be carrying out a demonstration on clinical decontamination for staff at UHG tomorrow, but hospital services will not be...

Ambulance service to treat older people at home goes live in Galway

Older people in Galway who phone 999 or 112 may now be treated in their own home rather than being taken to hospital thanks...

Long awaited improvements to Connemara Ambulance Service confirmed

Long awaited improvements to the ambulance service in Connemara have finally been confirmed, with extra staff and vehicles coming by the end of the...

Second ambulance and crew at Tuam base welcomed

The establishment of a second ambulance and crew at Tuam Ambulance Base has been welcomed by Galway East TD Seán Canney. The 24-hour, seven-day service...

Disappointment at repeated delays to new ambulance base in Recess

Disappointment has been expressed at the length of time it is taking to deliver a proposed ambulance base at Recess in Connemara. The Connemara Ambulance...

Call for additional resources for Tuam Ambulance Base

A Galway TD is calling for increased services from the ambulance base in Tuam to deal with demand in the area. Deputy Seán Canney said...

Slow delivery of Connemara ambulance base criticised

The provision of an ambulance service in Connemara has been hamstrung by the lack of an ambulance base, multiple Galway TDs have said. The National...

Move to new Ambulance Base delayed by industrial dispute

The move to a multi-million euro new ambulance base at Merlin Park Hospital has been delayed by an ongoing industrial dispute. The ambulance service in...

Recess chosen as site of new Connemara Ambulance Base

The National Ambulance Service has confirmed that Recess has been chosen for a new ambulance base in the Connemara area. The new base will be...

Galway TD criticises lack of air ambulance access at national trauma centre

A national trauma centre is of "little use" if patients cannot get to it Galway TD Denis Naughten said about the lack of access...

Work on Merlin Park ambulance base expected to begin this month

Work on the new Merlin Park Hospital Ambulance Base is expected to begin before the end of this month. Joe Hoare, HSE West assistant national...

New anonymous life-saving text service launched

A free, 24-7 anonymous text service has been launched to provide support for people going through a mental health or emotional crisis. The text service,...

Tender issued for €1.3 million Merlin Park ambulance base

Plans for a new ambulance station at Merlin Park Hospital are progressing as tenders have been issued for the construction contract. Planning permission was granted...

Ambulance personnel to hold 24-hour strike next week

Ambulance staff will hold the first of several planned 24 hour strikes next week over demands to be represented by the union of their...

Over €800,000 spent on private ambulances at Galway hospitals in 2018

Over €800,000 was spent on private ambulances at University Hospital Galway and Portiuncula Hospital last year. UHG spent €511,436 on private ambulances in 2018, lower...

Galway had the second highest number of Air Ambulance missions in 2018

Galway kept the Irish Air Corps busy this year as the county with the second highest number of Air Ambulance flights. The Air Ambulance was...

Ambulance sent 130km from Mayo for heart attack in Carraroe

A patient having a heart attack in Carraroe had to wait 90 minutes for an ambulance to arrive from Ballina in Mayo 130km away,...

Approval given for new ambulance base at Merlin Park hospital

Planning approval has been given to the HSE for a long awaited ambualance base at Merlin Park Hospital with conditions attached. The 613m² ambulance base...

Galway Senator demands answers about ambulance delay for toddler

Senator Trevor Ó Clochartaigh is calling on the Minister for Health and the National Ambulance Service to carry out an investigation into a delay...

Rodents at temporary accommodation for Merlin Park ambulance team

Members of the ambulance service have reported difficulties with the water, extremes of heat and cold, and the presence of rodents at temporary accommodation...

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