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Midlands HSE staff asked to step in as demand for Covid-19 tests in Longford soars

...Longford or Westmeath who was referred for a Covid-19 test received an appointment within 24 hours. Also read: Longford's DR PADRAIG MCGARRY | Covid-19: Where to now? Last September, a national recruitment campaign was launched for community swabbers and that...

15 Jan 2021 at 13:50

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‘Glimmer of hope’ amid staggering rise in Longford cases

...to 'Save lives, businesses and our future - get the vaccine out!' President of the Irish Medical Organisation and local GP DR PADRAIG MCGARRY remarked, “The figures have been staggering by any metric and unfortunately we are where we just did not want to be, with...

13 Jan 2021 at 08:00

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Churches introduce changes to practices and parades cancelled in Longford amid Covid-19 concerns

...best to deal with this and large gatherings prove a risk,” said local GP and president of the Irish Medical Organisation, DR PADRAIG MCGARRY. “The parades may not prove a huge risk as they’re outdoors and it’s more of a risk for indoor gatherings. But it was the...

10 Mar 2020 at 17:00

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Longford medic says trolley crisis could be here to stay

...warned that the country’s national trolley crisis will only intensify unless the Government addresses hospital bed numbers. DR PADRAIG MCGARRY, who is also chair of the Irish Medical Organisation’s (IMO) GP Committee, sounded the potentially gloomy outlook as...

14 Jan 2017 at 13:00

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PCR referral numbers have 'gone through the roof' - Longford GP issues stark warning as Covid crisis intensifies

DR PADRAIG MCGARRY delivered the stark warning in the wake of an unrelenting surge in infection rates soar to record levels nationwide over the past seven days. The Longford medic told of how referral rates within his own GP practise has experienced a projected...

31 Dec 2021 at 15:00

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Special ‘hubs’ to be set up for patients with Covid-19, says Longford GP

...be directed by their GP, should their condition deteriorate, or if some other illness that they might have deteriorates,” DR PADRAIG MCGARRY explained to the Longford Leader. “What you don’t want is patients who are proven Covid positive mixing with the population...

01 Apr 2020 at 19:00

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GP delivery key to alleviating hospital overcrowding, says Longford doctor

Hospital overcrowding and trolly crisis is a multi- layered and complex problem requiring a multidisciplinary response - the answers to which go beyond the scope of this article but I will try and distill down the most salient points. Fact – we have ...

08 Apr 2018 at 13:00

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Surge in flu cases in Longford as winter sets in

The dominant strain of the virus in Ireland at the moment is the same one that hit Australia during its last winter. The flue claimed the lives of 300 of people in Australia, earning it the nickname 'Aussie Flu'. Only months later, as the flu hits ...

10 Jan 2018 at 17:00

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Health Minister to visit Longford tomorrow

...from local councillors Micheal Carrigy and Peggy Nolan. It's also anticipated that the Health Minister will visit DR PADRAIG MCGARRY's primary care clinic in Longford town. Mr Harris' anticipated visit comes hot on the heels of Taoiseach Leo Varadkar's...

10 Sept 2017 at 10:04

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Ireland's hospitals are ready to deal with the surges, says Taoiseach, but the surge has not come yet

Since the beginning of this public health, 148 people have been admitted to ICU, An Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has revealed this evening. Of those, 25 have been discharged and are recovering and 14 have sadly passed away. There are 109 patients in ...

02 Apr 2020 at 20:10

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Attic House thanks locals for raising €47,000

Since last Christmas, €46,853.50 has been raised for the Attic House Teen Project through various charitable fundraising initiatives and Foróige Regional Officer James Maher is expressing thanks on behalf of the members and volunteers of the ...

18 Dec 2014 at 10:00

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Coronavirus: Healthy people should be mindful of the more vulnerable, says Longford GP

...to contain the Covid-19 virus - particularly when it comes to protecting the more vulnerable members of society. DR PADRAIG MCGARRY, has advised those who are healthy to be mindful of those who are more at risk if they contract the coronavirus....

11 Mar 2020 at 22:00

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