A new mobile x-ray service has been rolled out in Galway, Mayo and Roscommon. The service will help older people avoid having to attend Emergency Departments for an x-ray. The HSE is expanding the free, community-based service to patients in both public and private nursing homes, community facilities and in their own homes. All types of x-rays will be facilitated, including chest, hip/pelvis, knee, wrist and shoulder. Patients will not need a medical card to avail of the service.
According to the HSE, over 5,200 patients in Ireland have been referred to the service across more than 245 nursing homes, with over 4,800 hospital transfers avoided up to the end of September. The HSE has engaged Mobile Medical Diagnostics to provide the service following a public tender process.
