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<p>The Irish Cancer Society and opposition politicians are calling for even more investment in equipment and staffing.</p>

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More than 46,000 people waiting longer than 18 months for vital scans

A growing population, more over-75s, and higher rates of cancer and heart disease in younger people is putting pressure on the health system

<p>Institute of Public Health policy director Helen McAvoy said a ban similar to Australia's 'could help to stem skin cancer rates, which are projected to double over the next 20 years'. Picture: Stockbyte</p>

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Institute of Public Health calls for ban on sunbeds

<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

Working Life: It’s a real privilege to work with people who place their trust in you

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Working Life: It’s a real privilege to work with people who place their trust in you

In the Hospital Sick Male Patient Sleeps on the Bed. Heart Rate Monitor Equipment is on His Finger.

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Healthcare staff challenged by rare case of leprosy

Election 2024: Disability — Comment: Two urgent issues candidates must address

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Election 2024: Disability — Comment: Two urgent issues candidates must address

Maternity services report

Limerick maternity hospital urged to ease visitor restrictions

UMHL is the only hospital in the country where patients are allowed to have just one person visit them

Sun, 13 Oct, 2024

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Adults in Cork and Kerry who may have ADHD cannot get HSE mental health appointments

With over 600 people on the HSE waiting list, GPs can no longer refer people with suspected ADHD to the region's adult mental health teams

Fri, 11 Oct, 2024

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HSE has spent more than €4m in interest fees due to overdue payment of invoices, Dáil told

Sinn Féin TD Mark Ward said this was just one more thing to add to the list of examples of the Government 'wasting public money'

Fri, 04 Oct, 2024

Minister orders review of model of care for eating disorders

Minister orders review of model of care for eating disorders

Review will be undertaken following increases in population and the demand for services

Sun, 29 Sep, 2024

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Patients face doctor delays as GP crisis grips Cork and Kerry

Medical card holders at two practices in Kenmare and Cork city do not have a permanent doctor assigned to them

Fri, 27 Sep, 2024

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S Fergus Finlay: The HSE needs to be broken up — not into regions, but into functions

We need one agency to run Ireland’s 50 or so hospitals, one to provide services in the community, and one to provide mental health, disability, and wellbeing services

Tue, 24 Sep, 2024

Call for recruitment and retention bonus for therapists to boost staff numbers in children's disability service

Call for recruitment and retention bonus for therapists to boost staff numbers in children's disability service

Recruitment campaign for therapists had resulted in 'disappointing' application numbers' despite €60m in funding available

Mon, 23 Sep, 2024

‘Agony goes on’ for Aoife Johnson's family after new report

‘Agony goes on’ for Aoife Johnson's family after new report

The family of the 16-year-old, who died after waiting for 12 hours in University Hospital Limerick's ED for treatment for sepsis are 'profoundly disappointed' with report into her death

Sat, 21 Sep, 2024

No planned ambulance service cuts - but HSE battling 'high levels of staff absence'

No planned ambulance service cuts - but HSE battling 'high levels of staff absence'

The HSE has confirmed it has actually increased the number of paramedics working in the south-west, but said illness and injury is causing gaps in its rosters

Fri, 20 Sep, 2024

'Before celebrating the wonderful child you have, you mourn the one you don't'

'Before celebrating the wonderful child you have, you mourn the one you don't'

Being a parent of an autistic child means having to fight for everything, being let down by our lack of support, and continuing the fight

Thu, 19 Sep, 2024

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

HSE paid out over €2bn in medical negligence claims in five years

Ireland's medical legal system 'harming patients who have already been harmed', warns chair of group examining costs. 'It is harming healthcare practitioners and it is harming society through its cost and unnecessary adversarial culture'

Thu, 19 Sep, 2024

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More than 30 people under 65 being placed in nursing homes every month

It is due to a funding crisis in disability services and there are more than 1,200 people under 65 now living in nursing homes

Wed, 18 Sep, 2024

Plans to cut ambulance services in Cork and Kerry scrapped

Plans to cut ambulance services in Cork and Kerry scrapped

Decision by HSE to cut funding to services in West Cork and Kerry reversed after Health Minister Stephen Donnelly intervened

Tue, 17 Sep, 2024

HSE declines to give precise publication date for report into death of Aoife Johnston

HSE declines to give precise publication date for report into death of Aoife Johnston

The family solicitor, Damien Tansey, said they plan to publish it at the end of this week if they receive no response from the HSE

Mon, 16 Sep, 2024

Outgoing CEO of Cork hospitals group to take up new role with NHS in Cardiff

Outgoing CEO of Cork hospitals group to take up new role with NHS in Cardiff

Having become Cork University Hospitals Group CEO in 2022, David Donegan is moving to a role with the Velindre University NHS Trust

Fri, 13 Sep, 2024

'She left behind two beautiful children': Corkman warns of sepsis risk after sister's death

'She left behind two beautiful children': Corkman warns of sepsis risk after sister's death

On World Sepsis Day, calls are made for improved supports for survivors of sepsis

Fri, 13 Sep, 2024

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Numbers waiting for outpatient appointments rose by 33,000 since January

National Treatment Purchase Fund data also shows some 87,100 people were waiting for inpatient treatment at the end of August, up from 86,288 in January

Fri, 13 Sep, 2024

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Extending access to palliative care among key strategies to increase patient support

Ensuring people have equal access to palliative care across the country is among 25 key changes in a strategy to support patients and their families.

Wed, 11 Sep, 2024

Interest in homebirths continues to grow, according to HSE

Interest in homebirths continues to grow, according to HSE

In 2022, 432 women registered for homebirths

Tue, 10 Sep, 2024

Cork hospital helipad approved for patient flights after series of tests

Cork hospital helipad approved for patient flights after series of tests

Cork University Hospital passed with flying colours after Coast Guard, Air Corps, and Helicopter Emergency Medical Service test landings

Tue, 10 Sep, 2024

Watch: After a 21-year wait, helicopters land again at CUH

Watch: After a 21-year wait, helicopters land again at CUH

The helicopter flight landings on Monday are the first since CUH's original helipad was decommissioned in 2003

Mon, 09 Sep, 2024

Old broken shoes of a little boy as a symbol for child poverty

Bye, bye holiday hunger, hello hefty bills: Life for Ireland's poor

For thousands of parents, back to school is a welcome relief, as it means a daily meal for their children, but have we allowed child poverty to become acceptable? Niamh Griffin reports

Mon, 09 Sep, 2024

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HSE patient app will go live by end of this year

The HSE already uses patient apps, such as one for people with ADHD, and now seeks to consolidate them all in the new app

Sun, 08 Sep, 2024

HSE to take over management of Kerry nursing home

HSE to take over management of Kerry nursing home

Hiqa has confirmed that the management of the home, located in the village of Camp just outside Tralee, will transfer to the HSE on September 11

Fri, 06 Sep, 2024

'Don’t be afraid to ask': Limerick mother recounts her son's experience of sepsis

'Don’t be afraid to ask': Limerick mother recounts her son's experience of sepsis

Between 2020 and 2023 there were 117 deaths among children from sepsis with 2,891 cases.

Tue, 03 Sep, 2024

Only half of women recognise stroke and heart disease symptoms, survey finds

Only half of women recognise stroke and heart disease symptoms, survey finds

Dr Angie Brown, consultant cardiologist and medical director with the Irish Heart Foundation, said: 'Women are six times more likely to die from heart disease and stroke than they are from breast cancer'

Tue, 03 Sep, 2024

'Inadequate' HSE response to family's request for information about woman who died at CUMH

'Inadequate' HSE response to family's request for information about woman who died at CUMH

Solicitor says HSE should have provided a more comprehensive answer than generic apologies, a reference to large backlog, and a 'thank you for your patience’

Mon, 02 Sep, 2024

Life-saving naloxone drug was administered 461 times last year

Life-saving naloxone drug was administered 461 times last year

Figures provided by the HSE also showed that, so far this year, there have been 242 administrations nationwide, 19% of which were made in Cork

Mon, 02 Sep, 2024

Fury as HSE cuts refunds to those going North for cataract operations

Fury as HSE cuts refunds to those going North for cataract operations

'The most vulnerable are literally being robbed blind': Cork and Kerry TDs slam HSE's decision to cut how much it reimburses people taking the Cataract Express bus to Belfast

Fri, 30 Aug, 2024

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

Disability Appeals Office upheld all 44 cases it considered last year

More than half of the appeals fielded by the Disability Appeals Officer were linked to just one of the HSE’s nine community healthcare organisations

Fri, 30 Aug, 2024

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New HSE immunisation programme to protect newborn babies against RSV

The roll-out follows reports that four in 100 babies are hospitalised with the disease in Ireland each year, with some needing special treatment in intensive care units

Tue, 27 Aug, 2024

Autism campaigner Cara Darmody to continue street vigil outside Dáil

Autism campaigner Cara Darmody to continue street vigil outside Dáil

Cara Darmody made the promise after meeting Simon Harris on Monday, saying the Taoiseach could not commit to a key demand she made when they last met in June

Mon, 26 Aug, 2024

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

Unable to get an appointment at a private practice, too many patients head to already overcrowded emergency departments

Mon, 26 Aug, 2024

'We still don't know why the warning signs about our son's murderer were ignored'

'We still don't know why the warning signs about our son's murderer were ignored'

Richard McLaughlin’s violent episodes were so severe that gardaí asked the HSE to keep them updated on his whereabouts. Yet he was free to break down Jimmy Loughlin's door and beat him to death

Mon, 26 Aug, 2024

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Parents urged to help their children safely plan Leaving Cert results celebrations

HSE tells parents of Leaving Cert students to talk with their children about the hazards of alcohol and drug use at post result celebrations.

Thu, 22 Aug, 2024

Review of radiation therapy staffing recommends 'urgent action' on vacancies

Review of radiation therapy staffing recommends 'urgent action' on vacancies

'Immediate' increase in training places also advised to meet a predicted 77% increase in cancer patients needing treatment

Thu, 22 Aug, 2024

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HSE recruitment freeze throws up issues for nurses and midwives returning from career breaks

One member of staff said that the delay in a return had seen them seek alternative employment because they 'still have bills to pay'

Mon, 19 Aug, 2024

Minister defends decision to exclude Cork special school from pilot project

Minister defends decision to exclude Cork special school from pilot project

Parents said they were devastated to hear the 104 vulnerable children, without therapies for four years, are not included in the pilot scheme

Mon, 19 Aug, 2024

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Cork charity has to pay former executive €75k after it penalised her for protected disclosure

Workplace Relations Commission ruled that Matt Talbot Adolescent Services 'targeted, sidelined and penalised' former financial controller Suzanne Pictor

Sun, 18 Aug, 2024

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Call for authorities not to make same error as last mpox outbreak

European health bodies warn that more cases in the region are "highly likely".

Sun, 18 Aug, 2024

UHL crisis: Why the Limerick hospital is a millstone around Stephen Donnelly's neck

UHL crisis: Why the Limerick hospital is a millstone around Stephen Donnelly's neck

For all the Health Minister's talk of reduced waiting lists and overall improvements in Ireland's health service, the dire situation at University Hospital threatens to overshadow all the work he has done

Sat, 17 Aug, 2024

Irish Examiner view: Covid-19 inquiry — A legal duty of candour

Irish Examiner view: Covid-19 inquiry — A legal duty of candour

It would be foolish to drop our guard

Sat, 17 Aug, 2024

UHL Crisis: 'Appointments cancelled, no replacement date given — does Limerick hospital even care?'

UHL Crisis: 'Appointments cancelled, no replacement date given — does Limerick hospital even care?'

Twenty years since hospital reforms began, University Hospital Limerick seem further away than ever from implementing them

Sat, 17 Aug, 2024

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Irish Examiner view: Delays in fertility treatment stressful when time is of the essence

Waiting times differ greatly between fertility hubs, suggesting chances of seeing a consultant depend on location, with this ‘postcode lottery’ being underlined by the presence of half of the hubs in the capital

Fri, 16 Aug, 2024