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St Luke’s Hospital gets €2.5m to finally make MRI scanner project a reality

By Kilkenny Now 19th December 2019 Post a comment

St Luke’s General Hospital has finally been promised €2.5 million for the provision of the long-awaited MRI scanner as part of the Health Service Executive’s National Service Plan for 2020. Just over €3.25 million has been set aside for projects specific to Kilkenny under the plan which was released this week. Spending on essential local […]

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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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‘Overwhelmed and overjoyed’- Kilkenny nurse named Midwife of the Year

By Kilkenny Now 29th November 2019 Post a comment

One of St Luke’s General Hospital’s finest has been names Ireland’s Midwife of the year. Clare Kennedy won the INMO Midwife of the year 2019 for her outstanding work in developing the integrated community midwifery service for Carlow and Kilkenny. The service, which officially launched last month, allows women who attend St Luke’s maternity services […]

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St Luke’s Hospital in Kilkenny ranks near bottom in new national patient survey

By Kilkenny Now 25th November 2019 0

St Luke’s General Hospital has come close to the bottom of a new national patient experience survey. Kilcreene Regional Orthopeadic Hospital, on the other hand, received glowing endorsements, coming close to the top of the rankings. The National Inpatient Experience Survey, run in conjunction with the National Care Experience Programme, asks patients about their hospital

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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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More than 3,450 patients left waiting for a bed at St Luke’s this year: INMO

By Kilkenny Now 13th November 2019 0

The total number of patients left waiting for a bed in St Luke’s General hospital this year has exceeded 3,450. The total for the whole of 2018 was just over 4,000 and the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation (INMO) fears the numbers waiting for beds in hospitals is going to explode as we move into […]

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Launch of new Kilkenny community midwifery service

By Kilkenny Now 12th November 2019 0

The maternity department at St Luke’s General Hospital will officially launch its new Integrated Community Midwifery Service for women in the Kilkenny area this morning. The official launch of the service – which has been operational for a year already – means women who attend St Luke’s maternity services are provided with greater choices in […]

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Child’s play! Charity that makes kids’ time in hospital more enjoyable seeks Kilkenny volunteers

By Kilkenny Now 6th November 2019 0

A charity that tries to makes hospital stays for sick children a bit more enjoyable, is coming to Kilkenny looking for more volunteers to get involved. Children in Hospital Ireland (CHI) works with sick children, bringing them fun, play and support, all in an effort to make their stay in hospital more pleasurable. The charity […]

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Elderly Kilkenny cyclist involved in collision with parked lorry dies

By Kilkenny Now 4th November 2019 0

An elderly Kilkenny man who was rushed to hospital last week after the bike he was cycling collided with a lorry passed away from his injuries this afternoon. The incident happened close to the village of Paulstown between 12.30pm and 1pm last Tuesday, October 29. The man sustained serious injuries when the bike he was […]

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Kilkenny psychiatric services hit by overcrowding crisis in Waterford

By Kilkenny Now 1st November 2019 0

The Psychiatric Nurses Association (PNA) has said that overcrowding in the Waterford mental health services has reached unprecedented levels and is now affecting services in Kilkenny. The PNA recorded 54 patients in the 44-bed unit earlier this week. Another three patients transferred to the department of psychiatry in St Luke’s General Hospital – which is […]