Galway Bay FM Newsroom - Concern is being expressed over how the HSE will deal with a major backlog for BreastCheck appointments at UHG.
It follows the revelation that there's been an 80 percent drop in screenings due to Covid-19.
The figures were provided at this week's meeting of the Health Forum West following a query from Councillor Donagh Killilea.
They showed that figures dropped from 10,700 screen last year at UHG - to just 2,200 so far this year up to the end of October.
There's now a major backlog, with the HSE admitting that 150,000 screening invitations were paused between March and October.
While BreastCheck services have now resumed, they are running at limited capacity - though the HSE says it is working to maximise capacity and recruit more staff
