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<p>Dr Naomi Algeo, St James’s Hospital: "I remember meeting a Leaving Certificate student following a leukaemia diagnosis. We focused on exam accommodations to support her handwriting, concentration, and cancer-related fatigue."</p>

health and wellbeing

Working life: 'We've helped patients doing Leaving Cert exams in hospital'

Dr Naomi Algeo, clinical specialist occupational therapist and postdoctoral researcher, St James’s Hospital, Dublin

<p>Iron Maiden drummer Nicko McBrain suffered a mini stroke (Steven Paston/PA Archive)</p>

people

Iron Maiden drummer Nicko McBrain reveals stroke left him ‘paralysed’

<p> Minister of State at the Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth, Anne Rabbitte TD says there is a 'wide, accelerated recruitment process at the moment'. Picture: Jim Coughlan.</p>

news

HSE focusing on improving international recruitment for disability services

School stock

news

Therapists reinstated in special schools from September

Young Cork disability campaigner warns politicians 'your jobs are on the line'

munster

Young Cork disability campaigner warns politicians 'your jobs are on the line'

'He had six words, they're gone': Three-year therapy wait for little Killian

munster

'He had six words, they're gone': Three-year therapy wait for little Killian

Cork teen is inspired by her mother to develop global award-winning app

Cork teen is inspired by her mother to develop global award-winning app

Saanvi Kaushik's app, called Stellar to help children access occupational therapy services remotely, won the Technology category at Technovation

Tue, 17 Aug, 2021

Thousands awaiting assessments for occupational therapy

Thousands awaiting assessments for occupational therapy

New data from the HSE also shows lengthy waiting lists for speech and language therapy

Mon, 01 Feb, 2021

File Photo The Health Service Executive has said it is working to establish how many patients may need to have their medical tes

More than 21,000 children waiting for occupational therapy assessments

Some areas unable to provide updated lists as staff have been redeployed to other areas due to Covid-19

Wed, 30 Sep, 2020

Personal Insights: In extraordinary times look to the brave and resilient for example

Personal Insights: In extraordinary times look to the brave and resilient for example

I woke up with a sick child two nights ago, and afterwards, I struggled to get back to sleep. My bedside reading was about the achievements of Nelson Mandela, and it prompted an hour of musing about people.

Thu, 12 Mar, 2020

Fianna Fáil: 68,000 people waiting for speech and language or occupational therapies assessments

Fianna Fáil: 68,000 people waiting for speech and language or occupational therapies assessments

The party's Disability Spokesperson, Margaret Murphy O'Mahony, says dramatic changes need to happen to the health service.

Sat, 15 Dec, 2018