Altnagelvin

Staff at Altnagelvin's Minor Injuries Unit.

With winter upon us WHSCT director Geraldine McKay highlights minor injures unit

Una Deery presenting a cheque for £5,000, to staff of WHSCT CICUD, Altnagelvin Hospital. The money was raised from the proceeds of a Coffee Morning and Afternoon Tea. On the left, Martha McColgan, and from right, Alison Wray and Mary McGroarty. Back, from left, are Sr. Tonie Jones, Stephanie Keenan, Aaron O’Rourke, Roisin Daly, Sr. Gail Quigley and Shauna Hulme. (Photo - Tom Heaney, nwpresspics)

'Altnagelvin saved my life' Una Deery raises £5,000 for ICU staff

Colr. Shaun Harkin pictured previously with resident doctors’ on the picket line outside Altnagelvin Hospital. (Photo - Tom Heaney, nwpresspics)

No A&E funding shows 'discrimination against North West' continues - Councillor

Taoiseach Micheál Martin. (Photo by Magali Cohen / Hans Lucas / AFP via Getty Images)

Martin: Support for Derry cancer & cardiac units ‘very significant for Donegal'

A surge in practical driving test applications has been reported ahead of the introduction of a new Graduated Driver Licensing regime for young drivers next month.

Extra Derry examiners planned as driving test bids surge ahead of new regime

Altnagelvin Hospital.

Woman accused of assaulting hospital worker

The late William Temple.

William Temple ‘one of the strongest characters ever to have lived in Fountain’

The late Mark Sharkey.

Jason running Dublin Marathon in memory of late uncle Mark ‘The Shark’ Sharkey

L-R Sarah Kelly; Clinic Lead Radiographer, Dr Ahmed Bedair; PI for TOURIST and Consultant Clinical Oncologist/ Associate Clinical Lead for Radiotherapy, Grace McKenna; Research & Development/ Clinical Trials Radiographer, Dr Raafat Malek; Consultant Clinical Oncologist, Pat Sheils; Radiotherapy Service Manager and Ana Wilkinson; Chief Executive of Friends of the Cancer Centre. Missing from the photo were Dr Peter Bryson; Consultant clinical oncologist, Wendy Hyland; Principal Clinical Scientist, Mary Costello; Head of Radiotherapy Physics and Eamon Harkin; Study Support Officer.

Derry's Altnagelvin patient enters groundbreaking lung cancer clinical trial

Foyle MLA Mark H. Durkan. Photograph by Declan Roughan / Press Eye

Durkan brands high-risk hospital maintenance backlog ‘shocking’

Altnagelvin A&E

63% of £251m high-risk hospital maintenance backlog in Western Trust

Altnagelvin Hospital

Altnagelvin wards to be relocated for six or seven months for essential works

Altnagelvin Hospital

Woman whose arm was partially amputated loses £1m compensation claim

The North West Cancer Centre at Altnagelvin Hospital. DER2126GS - 132

New North West Cancer Support Centre as part of €3.5m Shared Island investment

Altnagelvin A&E

RQIA: Altnagelvin staff and patient concern over emergency surgery pathway

Health workers from the respiratory ward at Altnagelvin braved inclement conditions to scale Errigal in memory of the late Amy Doherty at the weekend.

Colleagues scale Errigal in honour of Derry nurse Amy Doherty
Health workers from the respiratory ward at Altnagelvin braved inclement conditions to scale Errigal in memory of the late Amy Doherty at the weekend.
Kevin Mullan

Women drivers continue to outperform men apart from at a small number of locations in the North, including Derry, new statistics have shown.

Women drivers continue to outperform men apart from Derry and a few places

Health Minister Mike Nesbitt

Nesbitt: Resource funding in addition to £73m for capital build required for A&E

Derry City Cemetery preparing for Blessing of the Graves.

Road resurfacing at cemeteries

Dr. Mukesh Chugh with Deputy First Minister Emma Little-Pengelly.

Derry’s Dr. Mukesh Chugh finalist at the Blue Light NI Awards

Colleagues of Frank McGrotty hosted a special leave-taking party for the Derry health service hero.

Derry health service hero Frank McGrotty retires from trauma team

Smiles were brought to the faces of patients at Altnagelvin’s Children’s Ward in Derry this Easter when stars of the Derry City FC and the County Derry senior men’s football team popped in with some treats.

20 photos of Derry City FC and senior football stars’ visit to Children’s Ward

The Western Trust Clinical Trials Team based at C-TRIC at Altnagelvin hosted a coffee morning to say thank you to cancer clinical trials patients for their time and dedication.

Seven photos of C-TRIC Altnagelvin coffee morning for cancer clinical trialists

Health Minister Mike Nesbitt

Cost of new Emergency Department at Altnagelvin in Derry estimated at £72.8m

For Cemeteries, including the City, Ballyoan and Altnagelvin, the new extended opening times will see sites remain open from 8am to 8pm, seven days a week.

Council changes services to Summer Opening Hours

84 extra driving tests to be available a week at new Blackpool test centre when two new examiners join team

Female driving pass rates better than males except in Derry, Coleraine & Larne

The late Professor Tom Fraser.

Former Magee College Provost and respected historian Prof. Tom Fraser passes
The death has taken place of former Provost of Magee College in Derry Professor Tom Fraser.
Kevin Mullan

A pilot stroke service aimed at minimising delays for patients transferring from Altnagelvin to the Royal Victoria Hospital for emergency blood clot removal should be extended, a local MLA has said.

Calls for extension of Derry rapid blood clot transfer pilot for stroke patients

Cathy O’Donnell, Altnagelvin Hospital ICU Manager pictured with staff, relatives and Friends of Altnagelvin at the opening of the newly renovated relatives room at Altnagelvin’s Intensive Care Unit.

'A place to breathe during some of the most difficult moments in their lives'

Sean Moore has called for urgent action over the beds crisis at Altnagelvin and in social care.

Father of young woman who spent nights on A&E chair: 'It is ‘soul-destroying’

Altnagelvin and Francis McWilliams.

‘No Dignity’ - Clady man describes conditions in Derry's Altnagelvin A&E

The Head of Service for Hospital Discharge in the Western Trust, Lee Verner.

Altnagelvin workers urge public to help free beds as ‘severe pressure’ continues

Altnagelvin’s Emergency Department reported significant pressure on Monday with over 100 people waiting in the facility and almost 90 awaiting onward admission into the general hospital at one point.

‘Significant pressure’ reported at Derry A&E with 112 in facility

Baby girl of Zara and Daniel from Culmore, born at Altnagelvin Hospital on January 1 at 05.22am weighing 7lbs & 11oz..

New Year's Day babies born in Altnagelvin Hospital and SWAH

The proposed elevations at the MDEC extension.

Progress on plans for two-storey medical teaching extension

Gearalt Ó Mianáin and Laoise Ní Mhianáin presenting a donation of sweets and selection boxes to Children’s Ward staff Sr Caroline Phelan, Karen and Shauna.

Kind donation of sweets and selection boxes to Children’s Ward at Altnagelvin

Derry girl Alicia Nash, Pure International UK Preteen Sweetheart 2024/25 organised a Christmas Toy Appeal for boys and girls in the Children's Ward at Altnagelvin.

Kind-hearted Derry girl Alicia Nash brings Christmas Cheer to Children’s Ward

Radiology Services staff organised a Christmas T-Shirt day in X-ray departments at Altnagelvin and Roe Valley Hospitals to raise funds for Downtown Mission Christmas ‘Cash for Kids’ appeal.

Radiology staff raise funds for Downtown Radio Mission Christmas ‘Cash for Kids’

Altnagelvin A&E

New A&E at Derry’s Altnagelvin is ‘years, not months, away' says Nesbitt

Mayor Ruairí McHugh with Western Trust Chief Executive Neil Guckian, Western Trust Chair Tom Frawley and officials from the Western Trust, Ulster University and Arcadis.

Arcadis appointed to lead £4.6m Altnagelvin medical teaching project in Derry

Dr. Mukesh Chugh at the BAPIO conference in London.

Derry anaesthetist and equality campaigner Dr. Mukesh Chugh receives BAPIO award

Stephen Kelly, left, chief executive of Manufacturing NI, Picture by Kelvin Boyes / Press Eye.

Derry's gridlocked road infrastructure needs urgently addressed

Derry's Altnagelvin Hospital.

'Depth of concern' over A&E acknowledged

Altnagelvin Hospital.

Routine care may be impacted by winter surge - Trust

Health Minister Mike Nesbitt has said he believes ambulance waiting times at Altnagelvin have been improving.

Altnagelvin ambulance waiting times improving and ‘double waits’ at ED reducing

The North West Cancer Centre

WHSCT to carry out ventilation upgrade at Ward 50 in North West Cancer Centre

A Western Trust Consultant in Emergency Care and Medicine has appealed for people to be safe this Hallowe’en with hospitals under severe pressure at this time.

Be safe this Hallowe’en to help under pressure hospital, says Altnagelvin doctor

The River Faughan at Drumahoe in August 2017. Photo by Kelvin Boyes / Press Eye.

Survivors of Derry floods tell committee trauma persists eight years on

Tommy Courtney as the Ringmaster of Circus Vegas.

Circus Vegas former ringmaster thanks Derry cancer unit for their support

Flooding at Ivy Mead in August 2017.

Flood-hit Derry residents encouraged to attend public meeting

Mike Nesbitt

‘Nothing will be perfect’ until Altnagelvin gets new A&E, says Nesbitt

Jacquie McKee; Neurology Nurse, Mr Conaire Quinn; MND Patient, Dr Gavin McCluskey; Trust Consultant Neurologist and Specialist in MND and Dr Mary McCullagh; Western Trust Speciality Doctor.

Altnagelvin provides first genetic treatment for rare form of MND

Jessica Carlin, Staff Nurse, Geraldine Doherty, Vice-Captain, Belinda Moore, Lady Captain and Debbie Hunter, Service Improvement lead.

Foyle Golf Club Ladies Branch donate £1,350 to Derry’s North West Cancer Centre

Altnagelvin Hospital.

Sentenced for assaulting hospital worker

The Western Trust recorded the lowest percentage of live births in the North last year against a recent trend of decline generally.

WHSCT recorded lowest percentage of live births with trend of decline generally

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