THE HSE WEST HAS GRANTED APPROVAL TO ADVERTISE FOR A SECOND CONSULTANT IN THE AREA OF CHILD AND ADOLESCENT MENTAL HEALTH IN MAYO.

THE POSITION WILL BE BASED IN BALLINA.

THE SUCCESSFUL APPLICANT WILL PROVIDE CLINICAL LEADERSHIP TO A MULTIDISCIPLINARY TEAM AND WILL WORK CLOSELY WITH THE REGIONAL INPATIENT UNIT AT MERLIN PARK HOSPITAL IN GALWAY.

THE NEWS HAS BEEN WELCOMED THIS MORNING BY MAYO FINE GAEL DEPUTY JOHN O’MAHONY WHO SAYS THAT IT IS A HUGELY SIGNIFICANT DEVELOPMENT IN THE PROVISION OF FRONT LINE MEDICAL HEALTH SERVICES BOTH FOR THE COUNTY AND THE NORTH MAYO REGION IN PARTICULAR.

DEPUTY O’MAHONY HAS ALSO THIS MORNING ANNOUNCED THAT A NEW DIRECTOR OF NURSING HAS BEEN APPOINTED AT THE DALTON HOME IN CLAREMORRIS.