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<p> Senator Dee Ryan said: 'We are already very worried about this winter. We have the highest level of patients on trolleys across the country.' Picture: iStock</p>

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'It just sounds like it’s out of control': Fears raised as UHL still under pressure

INMO counted 86 people on trolleys at University Hospital Limerick and five in Ennis on Tuesday

<p>Residents at Mosney Village in Co Meath<br>told inspectors that being unable to avail of more appropriate alternative accommodation was a source of anxiety for them. Picture: Eamonn Farrell/Rollingnews.ie</p>

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Refugees unable to move on from centre due to lack of accommodation

<p>In 2022, Hiqa said: 'The shortage of GPs across Ireland has resulted in delayed access to GPs and limited access to practices, as many are unable to take on new patients.' Picture: Anthony Devlin/PA</p>

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Catherine O’Donohoe: The GP locum crisis is adding to the pressure on our health system

UHL crisis: Delay in Hiqa report on emergency services 'means 12 more months of chaos at UHL'

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UHL crisis: Delay in Hiqa report on emergency services 'means 12 more months of chaos at UHL'

Cancelling scheduled care at hospitals

munster

Report on possible second hospital emergency department for Limerick to be published next year

Health watchdog to publish terms of review into overcrowding at UHL

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Health watchdog to publish terms of review into overcrowding at UHL

Kid and COVID-19 vaccination, cute little girl during coronavirus vaccine injection. Doctor holds syringe to make jab to adorabl

RSV immunisation programme for young children would cost €19m, new figures show

Cost of vaccinating over 65s would be far greater at €146m, Hiqa assessment reveals

Tue, 13 Aug, 2024

Hospital corridor with gurneys

Cancellation of surgeries and appointments in Munster could last weeks

More people waiting for their first appointment now than in June

Fri, 09 Aug, 2024

'All options will be explored' for two Cork nursing homes to be sold after receivership

'All options will be explored' for two Cork nursing homes to be sold after receivership

The Department of Health said Minister of State in Department of Health (Mental Health and Older People), Mary Butler, is 'concerned to hear of the current situation' at Aperee Ltd

Wed, 07 Aug, 2024

Vaccination little girl.

RSV vaccine programme to be rolled out for newborns to prevent winter spike

There were 1,397 RSV hospitalisations in infants under one year of age last year, with more than 1,000 of these under the age of six months

Tue, 18 Jun, 2024

File Photo Today HIQA will release Report into Portlaoise Hospital.

Kerry nursing home residents' money paid into centre's account, inspectors find

Hiqa found Aperee Living in Tralee non-compliant in the area of protection for not setting up a resident/client bank account to separate the money needed to operate the centre and the residents’ personal monies

Wed, 29 May, 2024

File Photo Today HIQA will release Report into Portlaoise Hospital.

Health watchdog found Cork nursing home had mould growing on cleaning products

Records also showed two nursing positions were vacant, leaving just one nurse on night duty for three floors as well as giving end-of-life care to two residents, Hiqa report found

Thu, 23 May, 2024

Lack of Garda vetting of staff main issue at asylum seeker centres, health watchdog finds

Lack of Garda vetting of staff main issue at asylum seeker centres, health watchdog finds

Hiqa inspection of eight centres, including two in Cork, found good relationships between staff and residents but raised issues around safeguarding

Fri, 17 May, 2024

Concerns around payments, records and medication at Kerry disability centre

Concerns around payments, records and medication at Kerry disability centre

Hiqa inspectors found that staff at Glebe Lodge did not receive sufficient guidance around how and when to administer medications, with some residents requiring up to 20 different types

Wed, 15 May, 2024

Health minister denies claims Mid-West hospitals review is an election stunt

Health minister denies claims Mid-West hospitals review is an election stunt

The review was announced on Thursday, just weeks after Stephen Donnelly and HSE boss Bernard Gloster announced measures they said would alleviate the hospital overcrowding crisis

Fri, 10 May, 2024

Mid-West emergency care review 'step in the right direction', say campaigners

Mid-West emergency care review 'step in the right direction', say campaigners

The review will consider the case for a second emergency department to support University Hospital Limerick, which is regularly the country's most overcrowded hospital

Thu, 09 May, 2024

HSE plan to repurpose Nenagh nursing home sparks protest

HSE plan to repurpose Nenagh nursing home sparks protest

The newly-built nursing home in Nenagh had been expected to open in March but now the HSE have decided to repurpose the facility as a privately-run rehabilitation service in support of University Hospital Limerick instead.

Tue, 07 May, 2024

Patients still at risk of harm at UHL, according to Hiqa review

Patients still at risk of harm at UHL, according to Hiqa review

University Hospital Limerick says report shows 'slow but steady improvement' but health watchdog warns that investment is needed to address overcrowding

Fri, 03 May, 2024

Hospital patients to be surveyed on quality of health service

Hospital patients to be surveyed on quality of health service

National Inpatient Experience Survey will be asked of anyone aged over 16 who spends 24 hours or more in a public acute hospital in May.

Wed, 01 May, 2024

Questions over hospital reform following tragic death of Aoife Johnston

Questions over hospital reform following tragic death of Aoife Johnston

No one can say they did not know University Hospital Limerick was struggling and in 2014, Hiqa warned of the significant risk posed by overcrowding in the emergency department

Sat, 27 Apr, 2024

Hospice Nurse visiting an elderly male patient

Majority of bereaved say loved ones received ‘very good’ care

But almost 20% say help was not received as soon as it was needed

Thu, 11 Apr, 2024

Staff at hospital in Waterford failed to fully investigate 'unexplained bruising'

Staff at hospital in Waterford failed to fully investigate 'unexplained bruising'

Unannounced inspection at HSE-run community facility found safeguarding policies and procedures were not being followed

Thu, 21 Mar, 2024

HSE's late change to nursing home plans angers families

HSE's late change to nursing home plans angers families

The nursing home Nenagh, Co Tipperary, was in the process of being equipped by staff, while residents of the older building were preparing to transfer to the new premises

Sun, 17 Mar, 2024

File Photo Today HIQA will release Report into Portlaoise Hospital.

Letters to the Editor: Hiqa could be the right body to regulate homecare providers

One reader urges better oversight of the homecare sector, while others consider topics including human rights in Palestine, flood defences, cosmetic surgery, and the forthcoming referendums

Wed, 14 Feb, 2024

Latest Hiqa report finds two Cork centres non-compliant with rules

Latest Hiqa report finds two Cork centres non-compliant with rules

One Cork disability unit found to be not compliant with five Hiqa regulations, including the general welfare and development of its residents

Wed, 24 Jan, 2024

Gardaí assessing financial irregularities in nursing home group

Gardaí assessing financial irregularities in nursing home group

Among concerns are in at least one home residents’ money was used to pay ongoing costs of the centre, and in at least two homes residents’ money was lodged into the centre’s operating account

Tue, 23 Jan, 2024

New directors of nursing home group committed to addressing concerns raised by Hiqa

New directors of nursing home group committed to addressing concerns raised by Hiqa

Inspection reports have been published on four Aperee Living nursing homes in Cork and Kerry, but date back to the previous governance structure

Thu, 18 Jan, 2024

CC CHERRY ORCHARD PROTEST

Niamh Griffin: Report on nursing home closures and privatisation echoes fears of families

ESRI said closure of small independent homes in rural areas means 40% of beds now provided by 14 large private operators

Sat, 13 Jan, 2024

Cork disability centre found to be non-compliant with Hiqa regulations

Cork disability centre found to be non-compliant with Hiqa regulations

Cope Foundation-run Cork centre had eight incidents of non- compliance with Hiqa's regulations

Wed, 10 Jan, 2024

Niamh Griffin: How the OECD calculated excess covid deaths in Ireland and around the world

Niamh Griffin: How the OECD calculated excess covid deaths in Ireland and around the world

Ireland — along with New Zealand, Iceland, and Norway — had the lowest levels of excess deaths during the peak years of the covid-19 pandemic

Thu, 04 Jan, 2024

Portlaoise Hospital baby deaths: Is history repeating itself?

Portlaoise Hospital baby deaths: Is history repeating itself?

The number of baby deaths across Ireland that are similar in circumstance and ruled as medical misadventure continues despite revelations a decade ago about Portlaoise Hospital and calls for an external investigation, writes Neil Michael

Tue, 02 Jan, 2024

'Entirely predictable': 2023 the worst year on record for hospital overcrowding

'Entirely predictable': 2023 the worst year on record for hospital overcrowding

University Hospital Limerick was the most overcrowded hospital this year with 21,141 patients admitted to hospital without a bed

Tue, 19 Dec, 2023

Overcrowded hospitals should 'copy what Waterford is doing'

Overcrowded hospitals should 'copy what Waterford is doing'

Hiqa found Beaumont and UHW had moved from a situation of persistent overcrowding in the emergency departments 'to one where such crowding was well managed or not present'

Sat, 16 Dec, 2023

Tusla 'not permitted' to pay sufficient salaries to attract special care unit staff

Tusla 'not permitted' to pay sufficient salaries to attract special care unit staff

Impossible for child and family agency to comply with orders to detain teenagers in special care, Supreme Court told

Fri, 15 Dec, 2023

Overcrowding in hospital emergency departments 'not inevitable', says Hiqa

Overcrowding in hospital emergency departments 'not inevitable', says Hiqa

Hiqa has called for action in four areas which could reduce levels of overcrowding in Irish hospitals

Fri, 15 Dec, 2023

44 nursing homes closed during covid pandemic up to December 2022

44 nursing homes closed during covid pandemic up to December 2022

While the figure for 2020 is distorted by some HSE-owned homes being re-purposed during the first wave of covid-19, Hiqa still raised concerns about the closures

Thu, 14 Dec, 2023

Shingles jab could be included in adult vaccine schedule following review

Shingles jab could be included in adult vaccine schedule following review

There are two shingles vaccines currently available in Ireland

Tue, 12 Dec, 2023

Cork nursing home failed to carry out fire safety upgrades 18 months after promise, Hiqa says

Cork nursing home failed to carry out fire safety upgrades 18 months after promise, Hiqa says

This nursing home, along with others in the Aperee Living group founded by the Cork-based investment firm Blackbee, has since been taken over by a consortium

Mon, 11 Dec, 2023

File Photo Today HIQA will release Report into Portlaoise Hospital.

Hiqa questions lack of staff vetting at accommodation centres for Ukrainians

Department of Equality officials accepted there was a 'discrepancy' in how different groups of refugees were being treated

Mon, 04 Dec, 2023

Health watchdog Hiqa to review use of springs in spinal surgeries at Temple Street Hospital

Health watchdog Hiqa to review use of springs in spinal surgeries at Temple Street Hospital

Hiqa said it would focus on the springs and processes in place at the hospital which allowed them to be used

Fri, 17 Nov, 2023

A third nursing home in the Aperee group is to shut

A third nursing home in the Aperee group is to shut

Aperee Living Callan in Kilkenny has been taken over by the HSE after Hiqa directed them to do so

Fri, 03 Nov, 2023

Because our independence matters to us

Hiqa report finds 13 disability centres with compliance issues

A new report by the Health Information and Quality Authority (Hiqa) has shown that 13 centres for disabled people had issues of non-compliance. Four of those centres were run by the HSE.

Wed, 18 Oct, 2023

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Letters to the Editor: Women failed by Cervical Check do understand what happened

A reader responds to Tony Holohan's remarks on 'The Meaning of Life', while others examine issues including elder abuse, the attacks on Israel and Gaza, and Catholic Church reform

Wed, 18 Oct, 2023

Inspectors find financial and fire safety concerns at nursing home

Inspectors find financial and fire safety concerns at nursing home

Hiqa report found pension funds not safeguarded and 'failure to address the serious non-compliance' with fire safety at Aperee Living home

Mon, 16 Oct, 2023

Aperee nursing home staff 'blind-sided' by lack of communication from company

Aperee nursing home staff 'blind-sided' by lack of communication from company

Up to Friday, staff at the Cork nursing home had not received end-of-contract details or forms to apply for welfare

Fri, 13 Oct, 2023

Aperee Living nursing homes referred to gardaí over financial and fire concerns

Aperee Living nursing homes referred to gardaí over financial and fire concerns

Health sector watchdog Hiqa has referred a number of Aperee Living nursing homes to An Garda Síochána after identifying financial and fire safety concerns in inspection reports.

Fri, 06 Oct, 2023

Hiqa denies letting people down in its regulation of Limerick hospital

Hiqa denies letting people down in its regulation of Limerick hospital

Senator Martin Conway said with over 100 patients counted on trolleys almost every day in UHL now, '[patients] feel the whole system has let them down, including Hiqa'

Wed, 04 Oct, 2023

Hospitals failing to meet minimum standards due to overcrowding

Hospitals failing to meet minimum standards due to overcrowding

The health watchdog is to call for urgent investment in expanding capacity in the healthcare system to address overcrowding

Wed, 04 Oct, 2023

Government 'trying to buy care on the cheap' by not funding private nursing homes

Government 'trying to buy care on the cheap' by not funding private nursing homes

Nursing Homes Ireland CEO Tadhg Daly tells conference the gap between funding for private and public nursing homes is not being closed swiftly enough

Thu, 21 Sep, 2023

Tough Times

Chronic shortage of foster care placements needs an urgent solution

Many children who could thrive in loving family environments are instead subjected to institutional care, robbing them of their fundamental human right to experience family life, writes Róisín Clarke

Tue, 12 Sep, 2023