Person: Illona Duffy

A COMPREHENSIVE SERIES OF ARTICLES ON THIS TOPIC

<p>After two years of firefighting through Covid and the HSE cyberattack, a government source suggested that Paul Reid may have looked at the wholesale changes required and decided that his five-year term, due to end in May 2024, was simply not enough time to turn the ship around. File picture: Sam Boal</p>

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Paul Hosford: Paul Reid's early departure another blow for HSE

Across Government, there is genuine surprise at Reid's decision and its timing

<p>SouthDoc transport at its base near the Kinsale Road roundabout. Picture: Eddie O'Hare</p>

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Covid surge blamed for 25% spike in SouthDoc attendances over St Patrick's weekend

<p>There is a shortage of some types of HRT medication, used to treat some symptoms of menopause. File picture</p>

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Increasing numbers travelling to Northern Ireland in search of HRT medicines due to shortages

Aucklanders Encouraged To Vaccinate As Measles Cases Continue To Rise

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1,620 cases confirmed as more than 90% of Irish adults fully vaccinated against Covid-19

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Confusion as Government statements on indoor dining certs are further clarified

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Ireland has fourth-highest incidence rate of Covid-19 in the EU

Concern some Covid-19 figures 'stubbornly stuck'

There are 898 people with the virus being treated in hospital and 170 in intensive care units.

Sun, 14 Feb, 2021

Hospitals under 'unrelenting strain' as doctors say people not respecting the lockdown

Dr Illona Duffy said Ireland is still "on the crest" of this wave of Covid-19.

Wed, 20 Jan, 2021

GPs welcome decision to widen criteria for Covid-19 testing

Monaghan GP Illona Duffy says widening the testing criteria will help contain the spread of the virus.

Wed, 06 May, 2020

Warning over media coverage of cervical cancer vaccine

Media “scaremongering” around the side-effects of a vaccine designed to protect against cervical cancer has led to parents withdrawing consent for it to be given to their daughters, doctors have warned.

Sat, 02 Apr, 2016

GP claims hospital referral letters are unopened to avoid wait list fines

A LEADING north-east GP has claimed patient referral letters are being left unopened across the country to help hospitals avoid waiting list-related fines.

Sat, 13 Mar, 2010

Hospital scanner left in storage

A CT SCANNER remains idle in a rented outbuilding behind a garage in Monaghan while the Health Service Executive (HSE) decides on its future.

Fri, 11 Apr, 2008

Patients will die over HSE’s cost-cutting, warns doctor

PATIENTS in the north-east will die because the Health Service Executive will continue to cut back on services even if plans to develop a new regional hospital are shelved, a doctor warned yesterday.

Sat, 05 Apr, 2008

Managers ‘knew of fears over surgery ban’

THREE weeks before Patrick Joseph Walsh died, management at Monaghan Hospital received three letters from consultants and GPs warning it was unsafe to ban surgeons from performing emergency surgery in the evening.

Sat, 09 Sep, 2006

Needless hospital deaths are the direct result of Government policy

THE needless death of a patient in Monaghan General Hospital (MGH) has caused national outrage. The current trawl for a scapegoat is misconceived, however.

Fri, 28 Oct, 2005

Give girls of 11 morning after pill, says Harney

HEALTH Minister Mary Harney said yesterday that the morning after pill should be made available to girls as young as 11.

Wed, 27 Jul, 2005