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We need more staff to conduct more clinical trials and improve care, says CUH cancer expert
We need more staff to conduct more clinical trials and improve care, says CUH cancer expert
In recent weeks concern at delays affecting the National Cancer Strategy, including around funding, have been expressed by oncologists and patients

Tue, 07 May, 2024

Eliminating anaesthetic gas leaks 'significant' for Cork hospital's carbon footprint
Eliminating anaesthetic gas leaks 'significant' for Cork hospital's carbon footprint
CUH decommissions pipe system which delivered inhaled nitrous oxide anaesthetic to machines in surgical theatres, replacing it with a small cylinder of the gas attached to each anaesthetic machine 

Thu, 18 Apr, 2024

'I told her I loved her': Clare man whose wife died after routine procedure at CUH says
'I told her I loved her': Clare man whose wife died after routine procedure at CUH says
Lauren Walsh Crehan, from Labasheeda, Co Clare, died at Cork University Hospital on March 27, 2022 — on the evening of Mother’s Day — after a routine procedure for endovascular coiling of aneurysms two days earlier

Tue, 16 Apr, 2024

NHS waiting times
More than 600 people waiting on trolleys with UHL and CUH the worst impacted 
University Hospital Limerick (UHL) remains the worst-affected hospital, with 92 patients on trolleys

Wed, 03 Apr, 2024

Neurologist's retirement to leave West Cork patients on longer waiting lists at CUH
Neurologist's retirement to leave West Cork patients on longer waiting lists at CUH
A public meeting on the West Cork service heard CUH will provide cover by their existing doctors from June but campaigners say this is not sufficient

Mon, 01 Apr, 2024

Mick Clifford: CUH survey of vital department uncovered culture of bullying and staff put under severe pressure
Mick Clifford: CUH survey of vital department uncovered culture of bullying and staff put under severe pressure
Results of survey into culture in pathology department last year raised concerns, yet several hospital sources say little has been done to address the issues

Sat, 02 Mar, 2024

Staff in Cork hospital claim culture of bullying within department 
Staff in Cork hospital claim culture of bullying within department 
A survey seen by the Irish Examiner also found a belief that some consultants 'can do what they want with no repercussions'

Sat, 02 Mar, 2024

Watch: Cork vigil hears names of hundreds of health workers killed in Gaza
Watch: Cork vigil hears names of hundreds of health workers killed in Gaza
List of 400-plus medics who died took 30 minutes to read — and it does not include those missing or being held by Israeli forces

Fri, 09 Feb, 2024

CUH patient who died by suicide did not have access to medication for two days, inquest hears
CUH patient who died by suicide did not have access to medication for two days, inquest hears
Prescribed antidepressant was unavailable due to 'sourcing issues' at hospital pharmacy

Fri, 02 Feb, 2024

CC HEALTH COMMITTEE MEETING
Cork and Limerick hospitals worst affected by overcrowding 
One man suffering with chest pains spent from 11pm on Friday to 8pm on Sunday on a chair, trolley and sofa at Cork University Hospital

Wed, 31 Jan, 2024

'A complete failure by the Government': Man, 87, spent 100 hours on a trolley in UHL
'A complete failure by the Government': Man, 87, spent 100 hours on a trolley in UHL
Elderly man's grandson said he was shocked a patient just shy of 90 years of age would be on a trolley in a corridor of the emergency department five days into his hospital stay

Tue, 23 Jan, 2024

Delay in transferring Cork ophthalmology services condemned as 'waste of money'
Delay in transferring Cork ophthalmology services condemned as 'waste of money'
Last weekend, 24 people travelled on a bus to Belfast from Cork to undergo surgery for cataracts

Sun, 21 Jan, 2024

Repainting of sculpture at Cork University Hospital 'appalling and disrespectful'
Repainting of sculpture at Cork University Hospital 'appalling and disrespectful'
Cork businesswoman and patron of the art, Frances Lynch, says she has been unable to find out who repainted ‘Firefly’

Fri, 12 Jan, 2024

One man in CUH after crash on N20 near Blarney in Cork
One man in CUH after crash on N20 near Blarney in Cork
The man is not understood to have suffered serious injuries in the incident which led to long traffic tailbacks

Wed, 03 Jan, 2024

Randalls
Cork girl who sued over delay in blood disorder diagnosis at CUH settles case for €200k
It was also claimed that after condition was diagnosed there was a further delay in providing treatment

Fri, 24 Nov, 2023

CUH gets permission to expand emergency department
CUH gets permission to expand emergency department
The expansion will not see any increase in staff numbers at the emergency department

Mon, 20 Nov, 2023

Only half of Munster cancer centres offer free parking to patients
Only half of Munster cancer centres offer free parking to patients
A new national map published by the Irish Cancer Society reveals stark disparities in car parking charges

Thu, 02 Nov, 2023

Kerry teenager settles 'very disturbing' case over hospital care after birth
Kerry teenager settles 'very disturbing' case over hospital care after birth
Mr Justice Paul Coffey said the boy’s mother 'was failed every step of the journey' at Cork University Hospital and at CHI Crumlin

Thu, 12 Oct, 2023

Cancer patients still coming to hospital 'too late' due to pandemic, research finds
Cancer patients still coming to hospital 'too late' due to pandemic, research finds
It follows a report from the National Cancer Registry Ireland showing the number of cancer cases diagnosed in 2021 was 6% lower than projected

Tue, 10 Oct, 2023

Education stock
Letters to the Editor: Getting to grips with the Irish language
One reader responds to Joanna Fortune's advice about helping children to learn Gaeilge, while others examine topics including Catherine Martin's trip to the Ryder Cup 

Fri, 06 Oct, 2023

In the Hospital Sick Male Patient Sleeps on the Bed. Heart Rate Monitor Equipment is on His Finger.
Pandemic had 'immeasurable impact' on dying cancer patients
Researchers noted a 'de-prioritisation' of less-interventional approaches to end-of-life care, including conversations about what is important to patients and provision of spiritual care

Thu, 07 Sep, 2023

'Tinkling' sound in Cork toddler's tummy leads to removal of five magnetic balls from intestine
'Tinkling' sound in Cork toddler's tummy leads to removal of five magnetic balls from intestine
A scan revealed that a 'metallic, spiral-shaped object' was causing a bowel obstruction

Wed, 30 Aug, 2023

CUH chief defends €2.3m spend on management consultants
CUH chief defends €2.3m spend on management consultants
David Donegan 'cautiously optimistic' that this winter’s trolley numbers will be lower

Mon, 24 Jul, 2023

CUH cancer medics want their 'game-changing and lifesaving' trial extended
CUH cancer medics want their 'game-changing and lifesaving' trial extended
‘Mainstreaming’ pilot reduces patients' test wait time from two years to four weeks and has been described as a game-changer

Mon, 03 Jul, 2023

Major extension to emergency department at Cork University Hospital on hold following appeal
Major extension to emergency department at Cork University Hospital on hold following appeal
A major extension to the emergency department at Cork University Hospital has been put on hold after the planning approval granted by Cork City Council was appealed to An Bord Pleanála.

Thu, 29 Jun, 2023

Senior CUH clinicians defend €2.3m spend on external management consultants
Senior CUH clinicians defend €2.3m spend on external management consultants
The Cork hospital 'simply did not have the capacity clinically or managerially' to implement reforms on its own

Sat, 24 Jun, 2023

Parents of baby whose organs were incinerated in Cork welcome Human Tissue Bill passage 
Parents of baby whose organs were incinerated in Cork welcome Human Tissue Bill passage 
The legislation will provide a framework for the retention and disposal of organs used in post mortem examinations

Wed, 21 Jun, 2023

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Finance committee chair says CUH must 'come clean' about hire of PwC consultants
John McGuinness called for an investigation given the money paid to the private consultancy firm

Thu, 25 May, 2023

 Irish Examiner view: Who benefits from sums paid to consultants?
 Irish Examiner view: Who benefits from sums paid to consultants?
Fórsa trade union has written to its members in that hospital stating that some of those PwC consultants are giving direction to CUH staff and attending operational meetings

Wed, 24 May, 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

Long-awaited new medical school for Cork moves a step closer 
Long-awaited new medical school for Cork moves a step closer 
New €17.6m clinical medical school will be located on Cork University Hospital campus

Tue, 16 May, 2023

More than 640 people waiting on beds across Irish hospitals
More than 640 people waiting on beds across Irish hospitals
643 patients are waiting for a bed — 516 on trolleys and a further 147 onwards

Tue, 09 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

Security guards in place to warn Cork hospital patients of wait times
Security guards in place to warn Cork hospital patients of wait times
Cork University Hospital has 'limited car park spaces'

Fri, 28 Apr, 2023

Prostate cancer research
Irish Examiner view: Inhumanity rather than inflexibility
HSE failings

Wed, 19 Apr, 2023

Record overcrowding at two Cork hospitals as nurses say situation is 'out of control'
Record overcrowding at two Cork hospitals as nurses say situation is 'out of control'
Cork University Hospital and Mercy University Hospital saw record overcrowding on Tuesday

Tue, 18 Apr, 2023

‘Unacceptable’ that 500 patients had to wait for hospital beds over Easter weekend
‘Unacceptable’ that 500 patients had to wait for hospital beds over Easter weekend
INMO's trolley watch shows Munster was once again the worst-affected part of the country with 93 people waiting on trolleys at UHL and 54 in CUH

Tue, 11 Apr, 2023

Cork University Hospital to begin construction on helipad and pediatric care building 
Cork University Hospital to begin construction on helipad and pediatric care building 
When completed, the helicopter pad will serve CUH as the level 1 trauma centre for the South of Ireland

Tue, 11 Apr, 2023

Prisoner's ear bitten off in Cork Prison assault
Prisoner's ear bitten off in Cork Prison assault
The attack is believed to have occurred sometime between 9.30pm and 10.30pm on Easter Sunday evening

Mon, 10 Apr, 2023

Hospital stock
Cork overcrowding record broken as 635 without a hospital bed across Ireland 
The number of people waiting on trolleys in Cork University Hospital (CUH) has hit a record high, with 90 patients without a bed in the facility on Wednesday

Wed, 29 Mar, 2023

INMO to ballot Cork University Hospital coronary care unit nurses for industrial action
INMO to ballot Cork University Hospital coronary care unit nurses for industrial action
Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation says CUH nurses work 'in a highly pressurised environment' often falling short of 'safe nurse-to-patient ratios'

Tue, 21 Mar, 2023

'This is my way of saying thank you for saving our baby's life'
'This is my way of saying thank you for saving our baby's life'
Lauren McCarthy's dad is helping fund a glass-walled garden room at CUMH where other parents and their sick babies can enjoy a little respite and see the sky, he tells EOIN ENGLISH

Sun, 12 Mar, 2023

In the Hospital Sick Male Patient Sleeps on the Bed. Heart Rate Monitor Equipment is on His Finger.
More than 600 on trolleys in hospitals, including 30 children
University Hospital had 100 patients awaiting a bed on Thursday morning, while Cork University Hospital had 75 people on trolleys

Thu, 09 Mar, 2023

'Substantial increase' in number of nurses needed to meet healthcare demands, Cork conference told
'Substantial increase' in number of nurses needed to meet healthcare demands, Cork conference told
Cork University Hospital's annual nurses conference heard health service reform just an 'aspiration' without nurses

Tue, 28 Feb, 2023

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