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HSE West home help hours total 2 million
Galway Bay fm newsroom – The HSE West says it provided almost two million home help hours in the region to the end of August this year.
The Health Authority is frequently under fire for its limited home help service.
Information provided to members of the Regional Health Forum West reveal that 7 private contractors were used in the Galway area in the past 5 years.
The HSE employs the services of voluntary organisations in the provision of Home Help services, but used private contractors in Galway, Sligo, Leitrim and West Cavan.
The Home Help service is delivered by- or on behalf of- the HSE to people who would otherwise require long-term residential care.