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New HSE dashboard lets patients see how busy their local hospital is

In a measure offering a new level of transparency, the public can now view how many patients are being treated — and what type of medical conditions they are presenting with — broken down by region or by individual hospital

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HSE paid €1m compensation to hospital doctors working illegal long hours

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Doctors working with 'one hand tied behind their back', new IMO president claims

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HSE boss says there should be no stigma about having GP visit card

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Social media use is a public health risk, warn medics

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'Irresponsible narrative' over AI's harmful effects is misleading, doctors told

Some hospital doctors have to work 35-hour shifts, says NCHD taskforce

Report on working conditions for non-consultant hospital doctors (NCHDs) includes over 80 recommendations

Wed, 07 Feb, 2024

Patients relying on out-of-hours GP services at risk of treatment not being safely monitored

The National Association of GP Co-ops tells HSE that 10% of population does not have a family doctor

Thu, 26 Oct, 2023

Frontline health staff hiring freeze 'will worsen chaos in already overstretched services'

A hiring freeze was already in place for management but on Friday this was extended to non-consultant hospital doctors (NCHDs) and others

Fri, 13 Oct, 2023

New emerging threats agency ‘should be independent of the Department of Health’

Consultant in public health medicine warns against situating the new public health agency within the Department of Health

Mon, 02 Oct, 2023

HSE warned by board to prepare for increased patient risks due to consultant shortages

Just 110 new doctors recruited since March

Wed, 16 Aug, 2023

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Free GP care: Parents can now register children aged 6 and 7

Any child who turned six since July 1 will have their card automatically extended, and other parents can register on hse.ie

Fri, 11 Aug, 2023

Donnelly to address IMO as medical card debate continues

Budget announcements in September included provision for the expansion of free access to doctors for six-and seven-year-olds, and for 430,000 more adults to get GP visit cards based on income.

Sat, 15 Apr, 2023

Irish Examiner view: Harassment has no place in patriotism

People harassing nurses could better expend their energy donating blood or otherwise helping our community

Fri, 10 Feb, 2023

Racist abuse of healthcare workers a 'new low'

The INMO's Phil Ní Sheaghdha has received several complaints from foreign national members who have been subjected to ongoing verbal attacks of a racist nature by protesters in recent weeks.

Thu, 09 Feb, 2023

'Archaic' system sees support staff assaulted at work get less leave than healthcare colleagues

Siptu was among the unions highlighting "unequal treatment of benefits which are afforded to support workers by their employer, even if they are assaulted in the same incident as other grades of staff".

Wed, 08 Feb, 2023

lMO hits out at 'warzone-like' conditions in 'unfit for purpose' health service

On Tuesday, 534 people were awaiting beds on trolleys in Irish hospitals

Tue, 10 Jan, 2023

GPs asked to extend opening hours amid spike in respiratory illnesses

A joint letter from the IMO and HSE warned of a significant surge in patient demand due to the widespread circulation of influenza and Covid-19.

Tue, 27 Dec, 2022

Private maternity care to end under health service reforms

A new contract for hospital consultants will see private care being phased out of public and voluntary hospitals as part of the Sláintecare reform programme for the health service.

Mon, 12 Dec, 2022

Daniel McConnell: Credibility knocked but Leo Varadkar now free to become Taoiseach again

News that Tánaiste Leo Varadkar will clears the way for him to become Taoiseach in December and removes a significant cloud of controversy which has lingered since the controversy broke in October 2019.

Wed, 06 Jul, 2022

Doc on call... after call, after call: 'We’re already 70% booked out by 8.30am every morning'

Ireland does not have enough GPs to meet our needs — and this shortfall can have serious consequences

Fri, 10 Jun, 2022

GP shortfall of 1,660 doctors predicted within six years

Funding cuts during the recession may have created insecurity in young GPs and made many reluctant to set up their own practices

Wed, 26 Jan, 2022

Hospitals need to double number of critical care beds, IMO warns

Significant investment in medical manpower, general practice, and mental health service is also needed

Mon, 27 Sep, 2021

'Open border diluting efforts' of Donegal people in fighting Covid-19

The current incidence rate in the county is 293.4, well above the national average of 127.3

Mon, 03 May, 2021

Varadkar had hard copy of GP pay deal waiting for him as he stepped off government jet

The request for the documents shows 'the extreme lengths' the Tánaiste went to to leak the document, Sinn Féin has claimed. Mr Varadkar denies any wrongdoing

Thu, 25 Mar, 2021

GPs may have to close practices to safely give vaccines

One doctor says: I could safely vaccinate 60 patients an hour in a church clinic

Wed, 17 Feb, 2021

Varadkar accused of 'abusing the office of Taoiseach' over GP contract leak

Sinn Féin's Pearse Doherty said Mr Varadkar would not have survived a motion of no confidence tabled against him late last year if all of the information around the leaking of the document was available at the time.

Mon, 15 Feb, 2021

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Nurses and doctors 'exhausted' and 'do not feel safe at work' despite vaccine rollout

Union warns Oireachtas health committee of 'tsunami of missed care' as much non-Covid treatment has been set aside for almost a year

Tue, 09 Feb, 2021

Public health doctors to strike in January

It comes after a 17-year battle for consultant status and contracts

Mon, 30 Nov, 2020

Gerard Howlin: For Leo, the magic is over

What is of lasting consequence is that Varadkar’s veneer is damaged. And that is the least-worst outcome, writes Gerard Howlin

Wed, 04 Nov, 2020

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Occupational Health Departments close to collapse, says IMO

The HSE’s Occupational Health Departments are close to collapse, the Irish Medical Organisation (IMO) has claimed.

Fri, 18 Sep, 2020

'Undervalued' public health doctors to get update on long-awaited pay deal

The country’s 92 public health doctors were labelled as "the unsung heroes" by Acting Chief Medical Officer Ronan Glynn this week

Tue, 08 Sep, 2020

Some ICU nurses struggling to get holiday leave amid claims one nurse is quitting over the issue

Exhausted nurses are being refused holiday leave due to understaffing, with intensive care nurses who battled through the Covid-19 outbreak particularly impacted.

Wed, 08 Jul, 2020

185 staff recruited out of 14,000 volunteers under HSE ‘Be on Call’ Covid-19 appeal

Figures provided to the Irish Examiner show that 15 doctors, 79 nurses and midwives, and 34 healthcare attendants made up the bulk of staff taken on under the ‘Be on Call’ initiative. Picture: PA The HSE took on just 185 out of 14,100 healthcare staff under the ‘Be on Call for Ireland’ initiative rolled out in response to the Covid-19 crisis.

Fri, 26 Jun, 2020

IMO calls Programme for Government health strategy a 'disgrace'

The Irish Medical Organisation has blasted the new Programme for Government health strategy document as a “disgrace”.

Tue, 16 Jun, 2020

Covid-19: 34 more deaths with 221 new cases

There have now been a total of 1,265 deaths in Ireland

Fri, 01 May, 2020

Coronavirus: Doctors concerned at lack of 'routine' consultations during pandemic

The IMO's Dr Madeleine Ní Dhálaigh says they have clear arrangements to help people who have other health worries.

Wed, 08 Apr, 2020

Doctors demand to know when staff will get proper equipment

As the Covid-19 death toll here continues to grow, doctors fighting the pandemic are demanding a clear timeline as to when those on the frontlines will no longer be put at risk from the use of substandard personal protective equipment (PPE).

Sat, 04 Apr, 2020

Come clean over new coronavirus PPE supplies, doctors urge Government

The HSE has been forced to seek alternative sources of personal protective equipment (PPE) following issues with the quality and size of some supplies ordered from China.

Fri, 03 Apr, 2020

GPs who die in service due to Covid-19 will receive benefits

The families of general practitioners who die in service as a result of contracting Covid-19 will receive the benefits they are entitled to, the Irish Medical Organisation (IMO) has assured doctors.

Thu, 26 Mar, 2020

Coronavirus crisis: Irish abroad struggling to return home as two more die from virus

Government working around the clock to help those abroad

Thu, 26 Mar, 2020

Patients without Covid-19 test date will have to contact GP again under new rules

Patients who have not been given a time or date for their Covid-19 test will have to contact their GPs to see if they still meet the new requirements for testing.

Wed, 25 Mar, 2020

Coronavirus Q&A: All your Covid-19 questions answered

Coronaviruses are a large family of viruses that cause illnesses ranging from the common cold to more severe diseases such as Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (Sars).

Fri, 28 Feb, 2020

'An appalling scenario': Over 4,600 children overdue assessment for disability diagnosis

More than 4,600 'assessment of need' applications for children with disabilities are overdue completion.

Tue, 11 Feb, 2020

2,000 new hospital beds needed within next two years - IMO

The IMO says meeting future demand within the health sector should be a priority for the next Government.

Fri, 24 Jan, 2020

Three Irish hospitals have at least 50 patients on trolleys

In their daily TrolleyWatch figures, they say there are 521 patients are being treated on trolleys at hospitals across the country.

Mon, 20 Jan, 2020

Talks on consultant salaries planned

A meeting between medical representatives and the Minister for Health to discuss the Department’s proposals regarding consultant salaries produced “constructive” discussions which will lead to “intensive negotiations” next month, according to the Irish Medical Organisation.

Fri, 10 Jan, 2020

Free GP care for u-13s ‘unrealistic’ - IMO