Mobile X-ray service provides rapid diagnostics for elderly and supports UHL emergency services

The majority of the service’s activity in the Mid-West was in Co Clare and Co Limerick, with 1,193 x-rays completed

In its first year, the service made 1,527 patient visits to private nursing homes and community nursing units across the region. Picture: Dan Linehan.

A community mobile X-ray service has provided thousands of rapid diagnostics for elderly people in the Mid-West in its first year.

The service made 1,527 patient visits to private nursing homes and community nursing units across the region, including community-based disability and mental health services, as well as visits to elderly patients who live at home with family carers.