Tag: HSE

The waiting times for children to access essential services in Laois have been greatly decreased after the HSE employed agency staff. Children in the Laois-Offaly...

Laois TD Brian Stanley has outlined the simply staggering amount of people who are sitting on a hospital waiting list in the county. Speaking recently,...

A HSE official is to be summoned to a meeting in Laois to discuss the ongoing issues surrounding the ambulance service in the county. There...

A Laois TD has branded HSE CEO Paul Reid's comments over the ambulance service in Laois as 'dismissive'. Last weekend, a young Laois boy was...

The HSE has called on parents to continue to protect their children from preventable diseases such as measles, whooping cough, meningitis and HPV amongst...

A Laois teenager who sustained a serious injury in a soccer match at the weekend was left stricken on the field as an ambulance...

The HSE has confirmed that 304 people attended their walk-in vaccination centre at the Midlands Park Hotel on Bank Holiday Monday. When those who had...

A Laois teenager who sustained a serious injury in a GAA match last night was left stricken on the field for hours afterwards as...

Laois people of a certain age have started receiving appointments for Covid-19 vaccinations in Dublin despite there being a mass vaccination centre in Portlaoise. LaoisToday...

The HSE has confirmed that 1,343 babies in Laois are still waiting on their 9-11 month developmental check. According to local Fianna Fail Senator Fiona...

The HSE has announced that a free walk-in Covid-19 test centre will open in Laois next week. St Fintan's Hospital in Portlaoise will be the...

There has been a 44% increase in funding for home support services right across the Midlands, including Laois. There has been an extra allocation of...

The Cathaoirleach of Laois County Council has called on the HSE to provide an update on what she says is the 'non-existent' HSE Community...

The HSE has confirmed that there will be sufficient stock of the Flu Vaccine to cover demand this year. So says Laois TD Charlie Flanagan...

Some Laois people are being forced to stay in hospital for weeks longer than necessary due to a home care system that is not...

Independent TD for Laois-Offaly Carol Nolan has written to the Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly asking him to immediately intervene with the HSE in...

Concern has been raised over how the HSE treats certain staff members who are deemed to be a close contact of a person who...

Expectant parents of Laois babies have voiced their frustrations at the tight restrictions in Midlands Regional Hospital in Portlaoise that surround giving birth due...

Laois County Councillor Aisling Moran has said that the health services should be controlled by local government and that the HSE needs to reformed. Speaking...

This is welcome news for residents, their families, staff and owners. Valerie Moore, the General Manager of Oakdale Nursing Home in Portarlington has confirmed, that...

The Laois Coronavirus Clinical Assessment Hub is open for patients this week. Back at the end of March, we brought you the news that a...

The HSE says it is seeking 'voluntary redeployment of staff' to assist nursing homes who are struggling to provide care for their patients following...

A Laois woman who was among the first to be tested for Coronavirus in a new facility in Tullamore this morning, has told LaoisToday...

The HSE is today advising anyone with Covid-19 to continue to take any medication you were already taking, unless you are told not to...

To help improve respiratory hygiene in schools and crèches, the HSE’s Health Protection Surveillance Centre (HPSC) has developed eye-catching new posters which have been...

“All we want for Christmas are assurances on our hospital and our A&E, that would be the best Christmas present ever for the people...

A Laois mother has been scathing today in her castigation of the State for the adversarial stance it had taken against her family in...

A well-known and highly respected Laois family are at the centre of the swine flu vaccine Pandemrix case currently running before the High Court. The...

In a major reversal of policy the Government is anticipated this week to announce the return of regional health boards. This is a significant U-turn...

The HSE should be broken up along the lines of the old health boards, the monthly meeting of Laois County Council heard. Cllr Willie Aird...