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Midlands Gets €2m In Latest Slaintecare Grants

Tuesday, 17 September 2019 15:19

Six Projects will benefit under the scheme

Projects in Midlands will received €2m in funding in the latest round of Slaintecare grants announced by the Department of Health.

Individual allocations will be finalised following a six to eight week contracting process.

Projects awarded funding include a respiratory outreach and a cardiology initiative in Portlaoise, an advanced nurse practitioner for a diebeties facility in Tullamore and a sexual health service in Athlone IT.

In total €20m worth of grants will be decided in the coming weeks.

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