Place: Ennis Hospital

A COMPREHENSIVE SERIES OF ARTICLES ON THIS TOPIC

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Lack of ‘crash cart’ at unit

An unannounced inspection of a mental health unit for elderly patients found there was no access to a ‘crash cart’ despite some having conditions that increase the risk of cardiac arrest.

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Surgeon cleared of professional misconduct

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Body of elderly woman found in Ennis hospital chapel

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Ennis hospital declared unsafe

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Misdiagnoses a systems ‘meltdown’

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HSE to publish report into Ennis superbug outbreak

Boy, 14, stabbed to death

A 14-year-old boy has been stabbed to death in Co Clare.

Sun, 24 Jun, 2007

Patients waiting five weeks for x-rays

THE waiting time for routine GP referral x-rays has worsened at the Mid-Western Regional Hospital.

Wed, 17 May, 2006

Plea for Ireland to treat Iraqi victims of torture

A DOCTOR and former political prisoner yesterday appealed to the Government to allow Iraqi torture victims to travel to Ireland for treatment.

Sat, 29 May, 2004

A&E is our entitlement and we aim to keep it

IT is frightening for us in Ennis that our general hospital might lose its A&E unit. The very idea puts more stress on those in the ‘at risk’ category.

Sat, 29 Nov, 2003

Local voices and vested interests divert attention from health issues

The first rule is that in Ireland all health politics is personal. Everyone comes to the health debate with a personal emotional framework. We all interact with the health service when we are at our most vulnerable.

Thu, 05 Jun, 2003