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THE UL Hospitals Group is advising patients that outpatient appointments and elective procedures will go ahead as scheduled in the majority of cases on Monday.
This applies to University Hospital Limerick, St John s Hospital, University Maternity Hospital Limerick, Ennis Hospital and Nenagh Hospital.
In a brief statement, a spokesperson for the group advised that patients should attend for their appointment or procedure unless contacted directly by the hospital and advised otherwise.
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For further updates: The Emergency Department at UHL continues to operate 24-7 but is very busy. Members of the public are reminded to consider all care options and only attend the ED in an emergency. Non urgent patients may experience significant delays. Injury Units are operating in Ennis Hospital and Nenagh Hospital and are open from 8am to
The UL Hospitals Group has confirmed that outpatient and elective procedures at five Hospitals in Clare and Limerick will go ahead as scheduled on Monday, in the majority of cases. It follows significant disruption to hospital services across the country, in the wake of a cyber-attack on HSE IT systems. Hospital Management is also urging […]
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People who have booked a Covid-19 test already are advised to go to their appointment as scheduled. File photograph: iStock
The Health Service Executive (HSE) has shut down all its IT systems following a cyberattack leading to a disruption in services for patients , including x-rays and radiology appointments.
Efforts to restore the systems are ongoing, but it will likely be several days before services return to normal, chief operations officer Anne O’Connor said on Saturday.
UL Hospitals Group has confirmed the next step in its gradual relaxation of COVID-19 restrictions on access to University Maternity Hospital Limerick (UMHL), as local transmission of COVID-19 decreases and the Mid-West vaccination programme continues.
From Monday, May 10th, nominated partners will be given 45-minute visiting slots on the hospital’s postnatal wards, M1 and M2, between the hours of 6pm and 8pm daily.
This follows the recent reintroduction of the option to have nominated partners present for anomaly scans, and visiting for fathers/parents of babies in the neonatal unit at the hospital.
Meanwhile, visiting on compassionate grounds will continue to be facilitated, as it has been throughout the pandemic. Birthing partners will also continue to be supported in attending the Labour Ward and Theatre.
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Personal services have reopened, while non-essential retail can offer click and collect or shopping by appointment.
An Ennis-based retail lobby group believes today’s measures give staff an opportunity to prepare for the wide re-opening later this month.
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Only appointment shopping, and click-and-collect, are permitted from until next week but Duncan Graham from Retail Excellence expects this to be the beginning of a busy period for retailers:
An Ennis salon owner says she believes that the hairdressing industry has endured its final closure of the pandemic.
Hairdressers, barbers and other personal services across Clare have reopened their doors this morning for the first time this year.