A report from the Health Information Quality Authority (HIQA), following an unannounced inspection at Mayo University Hospital (MUH) last June, has found that its accident and emergency department was “not functioning effectively” and only partially ...

It will be years before the proposed extension to the emergency department at Mayo University Hospital (MUH) is completed, it has been revealed. The extension would see 70 additional beds at MUH.

An estimated 20 children in Mayo are struggling with significant hearing loss and are on lengthy HSE audiology waiting lists, which may have a long-term adverse impact.

Mayo Infant Mental Health Forum (IMHF) recently held an event at the Atlantic Technological University in association with the Early and Active Years subgroup of Mayo Children’s and Young People's Service Committee.

A Castlebar councillor has said that there are too few respite beds in the county town.

Two full-time GP positions are vacant in Mayo, it has been revealed.

A Sligo councillor has described HSE’s management's behaviour as ‘disgraceful’ at a recent meeting of the Regional Health Forum West. The Forum met for the first time since November, which Cllr Declan Bree heavily criticised.

More than 100 schoolchildren and 90 adults were trained in life-saving Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) last year by a voluntary group in East Mayo.

The Department of Public Health West and North West is responding to two cases of confirmed infection and one probable case of infection of meningococcal disease in the West.

There are fresh calls for a weekend rota for GPs to return.

It will be a day to remember in the North Mayo village of Lahardane tomorrow (Wednesday) when a new GP begins operation.

Children’s cancer charity, Cancer Fund for Children, has announced that the tender documents are now available for their therapeutic short break centre, Daisy Lodge, to be built on the shores of Lough Corrib in Cong Co. Mayo.

The HSE is urging parents to make sure children and young people are up to date with their MMR vaccine due to a rise in cases in parts of the UK and Europe. The MMR vaccine protects against measles, mumps and rubella.

The Irish Pharmacy Union (IPU) is teaming up with RTÉ’s Operation Transformation to support National Blood Pressure Day 2024.

The daughter of an 84 year-old North Mayo woman suffering from diabetes and a kidney infection who was left waiting 22 hours for a bed at Mayo University Hospital has called on the Government to take urgent action.

A councillor has said a new extension to Mayo University Hospital (MUH) will not make a difference unless extra beds are put in place.

An inspection carried out by the Mental Health Commission found a number of areas of non-compliance in a unit at the Sacred Heart Hospital, Castlebar.

The HSE needs to do more to help smaller healthcare companies, according to a member of Mayo County Council.

Cancer Care West is once again drawing attention to the huge demand for their services.  The charity provides practical and emotional support services to anyone whose life has been affected by a cancer diagnosis.

A new initiative, that has to potential to save lives, was launched at the Breaffy House Hotel on Sunday.

A Mayo TD has blasted the lack of progress on the delivery of a new emergency department at Mayo University Hospital. Fine Gael’s Alan Dillon raised the issue in the Dáil last week.

Deputy Michael Ring has raised in the Dáil the urgent need for substantial funding to be approved for a new headquarters for Castlebar Order of Malta. Deputy Ring has also contacted Minister Heather Humphreys on this matter.

A new high specification videofluroscopy service has been introduced in Mayo University Hospital (MUH).  Michael Browne, from Ballina, was the first patient to be treated with the new state-of-the-art diagnostic technology at the hospital.

A very substantial legacy gift to Croí, the West of Ireland heart and stroke charity, is set to transform its work in the area of stroke prevention and post-hospital community support for those recovering from a stroke.

Discussions are underway between the HSE and a doctor interested in taking up the GP vacancy in Lahardane.

Over 20,000 people have been on trolleys in the four western hospitals so far this year with more than 3,700 patients left waiting for treatment at Mayo University Hospital (MUH).

Pharmacies play a vital role in Irish society, offering a wide range of essential services that go far beyond dispensing prescription medications.

Beaumont Hospital has apologised in the High Court for the failings in care and the devastation caused to the family a young Mayo girl who died there six years ago.

Ballina Breastfeeding Support Group held an event for Breastfeeding Awareness Week, which ran from October 1st to 7th. Breastfeeding has many positive benefits for mother and baby.

The people of Lahardane have demanded that the Minister for Health and representatives from the HSE attend an upcoming public meeting regarding the vacant GP position in the village.

Full services in two day care centres in Co Sligo are set to be restored in the coming weeks.

A Mayo election candidate is calling for the roll-out of a mobile X-ray service for the county.

There were 294 patients on trolleys at Mayo University Hospital in August, which was the second worst August for overcrowding at the facility ever recorded. The four hospitals in the west had more than 2,200 patients awaiting treatment.