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Ring, don’t visit – Kilkenny’s healthcare facilities closed to visitors

By Kilkenny Now 17th March 2020 0

District and community hospitals, residential care centres for the elderly, accommodation units for those with disabilities and inpatient and continuing care facilities for mental health in Kilkenny have now had strict visitor restrictions imposed upon them. The decision was made late last night by the Health Service Executive (HSE) and South East Community Healthcare to

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Back of the net! Kilkenny soccer project fighting mental illness gets global recognition

By Kilkenny Now 29th November 2019 0

A Kilkenny soccer programme which assists people dealing with mental health issues has won a prestigious global healthcare award. “Kick-Start to Recovery,” a soccer project co-funded by the HSE/South East Community Healthcare’s mental health services and the FAI in Kilkenny, won the prize at the 2019 Zenith Global Healthcare Professionals Awards Ceremony

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‘Get the vaccine’ – nine confirmed flu deaths in Kilkenny and South East since last year

By Kilkenny Now 18th November 2019 0

All healthcare workers and people in at-risk groups in Kilkenny are being urged to get the flu vaccine. In a video released this week, the Chief Officer of the HSE’s South East Community Healthcare (SECH) organisation Kate Killeen White re-iterated the message that “if you can’t get the flu, then you can’t spread the flu” […]

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Investigation underway following tragic death of patient at St Luke’s in Kilkenny

By Kilkenny Now 9th October 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY A REVIEW by health services is currently underway following the unexpected death of a patient at St Luke’s General Hospital earlier this week. The death occurred on Monday evening at the Department of Psychiatry (DoP), the acute mental health facility located on the grounds of St Luke’s. A Health Service Executive (HSE) […]