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Planned surgeries at UHL group hospitals postponed for second day
Planned surgeries at UHL group hospitals postponed for second day
On Monday, there were 143 patients without a bed at University Hospital Limerick, the second-highest total ever recorded there.

Wed, 06 Mar, 2024

Chemo and dialysis among treatments cancelled due to record hospital overcrowding
Chemo and dialysis among treatments cancelled due to record hospital overcrowding
Irish Hospital Consultants Association warning comes as NTPF publishes new data showing a rise in hospital waiting lists 

Fri, 09 Feb, 2024

Patients could face longer waits as medical secretaries retire during HSE recruitment freeze 
Patients could face longer waits as medical secretaries retire during HSE recruitment freeze 
Patients could face longer waits for appointments as retired medical secretaries are not being replaced due to the HSE recruitment freeze, Fórsa has warned.

Thu, 25 Jan, 2024

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What’s another year for burnt out medical scientists?
Though frontline heroes of the pandemic, medical scientists have yet to see the change recommended to improve this high-pressure, low-reward career, writes Kevin O’Boyle

Mon, 08 Jan, 2024

Increase in hospital admissions with covid, flu and RSV expected this week, warns HSE boss
Increase in hospital admissions with covid, flu and RSV expected this week, warns HSE boss
Rising numbers of flu cases are the main focus for the HSE and the health services generally this week as the peak is expected in the coming days

Sun, 07 Jan, 2024

Hospital corridor with gurneys
Visiting restrictions in some hospitals after covid outbreaks
On Thursday, management at Roscommon University Hospital asked the public to refrain from visiting the hospital if they are feeling unwell or have respiratory symptoms.

Thu, 04 Jan, 2024

Indian nurses in Cork face 'severe' housing challenges 
Indian nurses in Cork face 'severe' housing challenges 
'There are places where the toilets are leaking, the roof is broken and if you complain to the owner, they will say ‘you can stay or leave’. There is no choice'

Wed, 06 Dec, 2023

Irish Budget 2024
More than 1,000 consultants sign up for new public-only Sláintecare contract
Under the new contract, consultants can be asked to work 8am to 10pm Monday to Friday and 8am to 6pm Saturday as part of their core 37-hour week

Sun, 12 Nov, 2023

Explosion at Donegal service station
Hospital reviewing patients' care following departure of second consultant
The locum consultant urologist was placed on leave in September after concerns came to light and is now no longer working at the hospital

Fri, 10 Nov, 2023

Budget constraints may worsen relationship between patients and medical staff 
Budget constraints may worsen relationship between patients and medical staff 
The president of the Irish Medical Council has said she is concerned by patients' anger at long delays and the level of burnout being faced by medical staff

Sat, 21 Oct, 2023

Packed Gaza hospitals warn thousands could die as supplies run low
Packed Gaza hospitals warn thousands could die as supplies run low
A week of blistering airstrikes have demolished entire neighbourhoods in Gaza but failed to stem militant rocket fire into Israel

Sun, 15 Oct, 2023

Morgue at Gaza’s biggest hospital overflows as Israeli attacks intensify
Morgue at Gaza’s biggest hospital overflows as Israeli attacks intensify
'The body bags started and just kept coming and coming and now it’s a graveyard' Abu Elias Shobaki, a nurse at Shifa, said of the car park.

Thu, 12 Oct, 2023

Verdict of medical misadventure returned in inquest into baby's hospital death
Verdict of medical misadventure returned in inquest into baby's hospital death
The verdict, on Baby Ódhran Murphy’s death on December 28, 2021, was delivered at Portlaoise Coroner’s Court on the second day of the inquest

Thu, 21 Sep, 2023

500 patients stuck waiting to be discharged home from hospital
500 patients stuck waiting to be discharged home from hospital
While the number of patients experiencing 'delayed discharge' is significantly lower than what was seen this time last year, it remains a crucial issue for the HSE

Mon, 18 Sep, 2023

Doctor consulting patient on test results
Adoption of virtual and hybrid technologies could 'transform' health service 
Former deputy CMO Ronan Glynn says survey shows people want health service that is 'focused on proactive engagement'

Thu, 14 Sep, 2023

'People can end up reaching out to charities': Parents call for more help with costs for sick children
'People can end up reaching out to charities': Parents call for more help with costs for sick children
Government urged to support families with the non-medical costs of caring for a child in hospital in the upcoming budget

Mon, 21 Aug, 2023

New Eris covid variant not causing ICU increases, HSE say
New Eris covid variant not causing ICU increases, HSE say
The Eris variant, a descendant of the Omicron variant, is considered a variant of interest

Fri, 11 Aug, 2023

Visiting restrictions reintroduced at University Hospital Kerry amid spike in covid admissions 
Visiting restrictions reintroduced at University Hospital Kerry amid spike in covid admissions 
UHK says it has been dealing with a 'significantly increased number' of covid-19 cases and emergency presentations

Tue, 25 Jul, 2023

Cosmetic operation figures
Cataracts, C-sections, and hip replacements the most common surgeries
The National Healthcare Statistics data, published on Monday, also shows 14,567 hospital beds in use during 2021, with 11% used for psychiatric care

Mon, 17 Jul, 2023

Female doctor icon. Solid black icon of a female doctor in a protective mask with a stethoscope. Precautions to protect against
Secret Doctor: Developing a thick skin is essential in life, more so as a medical student
A life of on-call shifts, handovers, and on-going learning. A junior doctor who has worked in Ireland and overseas looks at life as a medical student and as a graduate. Over the next few weeks, they will compare their experience of Irish hospitals with medical work in the southern hemisphere

Thu, 08 Jun, 2023

Key staff at Cork University Hospital told not to cooperate with PWC consultants
Key staff at Cork University Hospital told not to cooperate with PWC consultants
Fórsa trade union has written to its members in the hospital advising them cease interacting with these consultants and not to attend or participate in meetings with them.

Tue, 23 May, 2023

ICU nurses in UHL begin strike action over lack of staff
ICU nurses in UHL begin strike action over lack of staff
Nurses begin work-to-rule on Friday morning over 'lack of safe staffing', which is impacting the 'physical and mental wellbeing of patients and staff', the INMO says

Fri, 12 May, 2023

'Information black hole' in private healthcare, says official 
'Information black hole' in private healthcare, says official 
This is adversely impacting on patients and their treatment, according to the Department of Health's assistant secretary in charge of the Research & Development and Health Analytics division, Muiris O’Connor

Wed, 10 May, 2023

90% of nurses and midwives burnt out as 712 patients on trolleys
90% of nurses and midwives burnt out as 712 patients on trolleys
The troubling findings of the survey come as 712 patients are waiting on trolleys around the country, 25 of whom are children

Wed, 03 May, 2023

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HSE breached data privacy laws distributing digital covid cert 
Incidents among 524 breaches of data protection regulations recorded by the HSE last year

Wed, 26 Apr, 2023

Doctor use mobile phone to communicate with nurse or healthcare providers to consult about patients information in hospital. Doc
Doctor alleged to have sent 'inappropriate text messages' to female patient
Saolta University Health Care Group refused to say whether the doctor involved in the incident continues to work at Mayo University Hospital or elsewhere in the hospital group

Thu, 13 Apr, 2023

Covid surge in Cork's Mercy hospital sees restrictions introduced
Covid surge in Cork's Mercy hospital sees restrictions introduced
As a result of the surge, visiting restrictions are in place at the hospital

Wed, 12 Apr, 2023

In the Hospital Sick Male Patient Sleeps on the Bed. Heart Rate Monitor Equipment is on His Finger.
Norovirus cases spiralling in nursing homes and hospitals
Health data reveals 23 hospitals hit by outbreaks of infectious diseases since March 6

Fri, 07 Apr, 2023

HSE Operational Update Media Briefing
HSE says 'extensive plans' in place to prevent hospital overcrowding this weekend
The INMO has called on the HSE to take specific steps to prevent chaos in Irish hospitals over the weekend

Fri, 07 Apr, 2023

In the Hospital Sick Male Patient Sleeps on the Bed. Heart Rate Monitor Equipment is on His Finger.
Consultants warn that Government's hospital bed delivery targets based on ‘outdated’ projections
The IHCA said Ireland has one of the lowest numbers of acute hospital beds in the EU, 40 per cent below the EU27 average of 4.83 per 1,000 population

Thu, 06 Apr, 2023

Donnelly: Abortion services review will be brought to Cabinet 'in the coming weeks'
Donnelly: Abortion services review will be brought to Cabinet 'in the coming weeks'
More than 8,500 women availed of termination of pregnancy services in Ireland last year, the vast majority of whom had their needs met in primary care, Mr Donnelly said.

Tue, 04 Apr, 2023

Covid-19 community testing centres and PCR self-referral portal to close this week
Covid-19 community testing centres and PCR self-referral portal to close this week
Most people with symptoms of covid-19 or other respiratory tract infections are now advised to stay at home and limit contact with others until 48 hours after their symptoms have substantially or fully resolved

Mon, 27 Mar, 2023

Nearly 45,000 hospital appointments cancelled over two-month period
Nearly 45,000 hospital appointments cancelled over two-month period
The cancellations spanned over December and January — during a period of ongoing overcrowding problems in hospitals

Mon, 27 Feb, 2023

'We expect action': Families impacted by overcrowding to meet Taoiseach as he visits Limerick hospital
'We expect action': Families impacted by overcrowding to meet Taoiseach as he visits Limerick hospital
Photographs taken from inside the UHL emergency department on Wednesday this week showed a doctor having to squeeze sideways through a wall of patents on trolleys parked along both sides of a corridor

Fri, 17 Feb, 2023

LibDems request to train GPs and pharmacists
Irish Examiner view: An unhealthy business model
Hospital management

Fri, 27 Jan, 2023

Traveller National Health Action plan
Government to sign off on abolishing hospital charges by April
The charge for inpatient/day services is currently €80 per day, with a maximum of €800, or 10 days, over a year.

Tue, 24 Jan, 2023

Coronavirus - Mon Jan 18, 2021
Hospital overcrowding should be treated as ‘national crisis’
The Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation (INMO) will begin to consult its members in the week ahead over the possibility of taking industrial action amid claims of unsafe staffing levels.

Sun, 08 Jan, 2023

HSE says overcrowding in hospitals could get worse before it gets better
HSE says overcrowding in hospitals could get worse before it gets better
Stephen Mulvany said that some of the patient wait times of up to 60 hours reported in some hospitals in recent days were 'just not acceptable to anybody'

Fri, 06 Jan, 2023

How the new CMO Breda Smyth is already preparing for the next pandemic
How the new CMO Breda Smyth is already preparing for the next pandemic
Professor Breda Smyth was appointed CMO in October

Fri, 30 Dec, 2022

Hospital corridor with gurneys
Patient: 'I was on a trolley and witnessed someone die beside me, no dignity'
The survey by the Midwest Hospital Campaign found that 60% of patients reported a negative experience with the emergency department in University Hospital Limerick

Tue, 27 Dec, 2022

Post Cabinet Press Briefing
Varadkar and Donnelly to meet with HSE officials as winter infections surge
Flu and Covid-19 infections and hospitalisation numbers expected to rise 'very rapidly' in coming weeks 

Fri, 23 Dec, 2022

HSE Operational Update Media Briefing
HSE warns of 'very difficult' few weeks as patient numbers spike
Most hospitals now on 'high alert', with general practice also under huge pressure

Fri, 23 Dec, 2022

Cork hospital apologises for severe delays in Emergency Department
Cork hospital apologises for severe delays in Emergency Department
Hospital says bed shortages are a key problem causing delays to admission 

Thu, 22 Dec, 2022

Irish Examiner view: Trolley crisis doesn’t have to be norm
Irish Examiner view: Trolley crisis doesn’t have to be norm
The achievement at University Hospital Waterford has come under close scrutiny, and there are hopes it can inspire a reduction in hospital overcrowding elsewhere.

Wed, 21 Dec, 2022

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