Galway City Tribune – The HSE has confirmed it is trying to fix structural problems at the new inpatient psychiatric unit at University Hospital Galway, which...
Galway City Tribune – University Hospital Galway has defended its rigorous enforcement of a no-smoking policy at its new psychiatric unit, including body searches of patients...
Galway City Tribune – Users of Galway’s new psychiatric unit claim it is ‘far worse’ for recovery from mental health problems than the dilapidated building it...
The new psychiatric unit at University Hospital Galway (UHG) has been completed by contractors and is now due to be open to patients by June. The...
A team of inspectors from the Mental Health Commission began trawling through files at UHG’s psychiatric unit this week, following a series of high-profile crises which...
The Coroner for West Galway has asked the head of UHG’s psychiatric unit to retain CCTV recordings for 48 hours – double what it is currently...
The Mental Health Commission has identified shortcomings at the Psychiatric Unit of University Hospital Galway. The problems, which were identified following an unannounced inspection late last...
A senior HSE official is understood to be investigating a claim that a psychiatric patient exhibiting ‘challenging behaviour’ at University Hospital Galway was restrained with handcuffs...
