Cancer hospice re-opens after procedures row closure

THE Galway Hospice in-patient unit, which had been closed since May 2003 because of a bitter row over medication procedures, has re-opened.

The board of the hospice in a very brief statement announced the re-opening yesterday afternoon.

The board said admissions recommenced as of yesterday and that a full consultant-led range of services will be provided under the direction of its Palliative Care Consultant, Dr Dympna Waldron.