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Concern over low uptake of flu vaccine by healthcare workers

Concern over low uptake of flu vaccine by healthcare workers

The health authorities have expressed concern about the low uptake of the flu vaccine among health workers in hospitals and nursing homes.

Sat, 03 Sep, 2016

Trolley crisis breaches agreed care standards as flu illness rates quadruple

Trolley crisis breaches agreed care standards as flu illness rates quadruple

An average of 190 patients a day spent more than nine hours on trolleys over the last five days, breaching agreed care standards and forcing the activation of escalation policies in a number of hospitals.

Sun, 24 Jan, 2016

Audit finds 34,000 X-rays never seen by a radiologist

A HSE audit has revealed that about 34,000 X-rays around the country were caught up in a backlog and had never been examined by a radiologist.

Wed, 22 Dec, 2010