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HSE can’t afford urgently needed changes to ambulance service

HSE can’t afford urgently needed changes to ambulance service

Hiqa review found evidence of consistent underperformance in some control centres

Wed Dec 03 2014 - 01:00
Emergency callers to fire brigade left waiting up to eight minutes on phone

Emergency callers to fire brigade left waiting up to eight minutes on phone

Hiqa says less than 33% of ambulance calls in some life-threatening situations hit target

Tue Dec 02 2014 - 14:19
Hiqa: Ambulances being used inefficiently

Hiqa: Ambulances being used inefficiently

Many people taken to A&E departments could be dealt with on phone, says report

Tue Dec 02 2014 - 11:26
Co Mayo home called ‘another Leas Cross’

Co Mayo home called ‘another Leas Cross’

RTÉ documentary alleging mistreatment at HSE-run Áras Attracta home has echoes of Leas Cross scandal in 2005

Tue Dec 02 2014 - 01:00
HSE to hold two separate investigations  into Mayo care home

HSE to hold two separate investigations into Mayo care home

Agency appoints Christy Lynch and Dr Kevin McCoy to investigate Áras Attracta allegations

Mon Dec 01 2014 - 22:02
Public access defibrillators cost €105m to save 50 lives

Public access defibrillators cost €105m to save 50 lives

Hiqa critical of lack of coordination in existing provision of live-saving devices

Mon Dec 01 2014 - 13:27
Younger children to lose out in new  dental care plan

Younger children to lose out in new dental care plan

HSE plan for dentists to prioritise older children condemned as a ‘stealth cut’ by the Irish Dental Association

Mon Dec 01 2014 - 09:43
Inquiry ordered into slapping, force-feeding allegations at Mayo centre

Inquiry ordered into slapping, force-feeding allegations at Mayo centre

Nine staff placed ‘off-duty’ at Áras Attracta facility for adults with intellectual disabilities

Mon Dec 01 2014 - 01:00
The painful cost of delaying children's dental care

The painful cost of delaying children's dental care

Early preventive work and screening of young children’s teeth is crucial and cost-effective

Mon Dec 01 2014 - 01:00
Patients to be pursued more actively for A&E charges

Patients to be pursued more actively for A&E charges

HSE director says it will maximise collection to ease funding pressures on budget

Fri Nov 28 2014 - 01:02
Estimated HSE savings could be destroyed by hospital presentation rise

Estimated HSE savings could be destroyed by hospital presentation rise

Whichever way figures sliced, a shortage of patient beds is the bugbear

Fri Nov 28 2014 - 01:00
Health must cut €230m in 2015 despite modest funding boost

Health must cut €230m in 2015 despite modest funding boost

Increase in resources set at 1% of budget but HSE savings needed due to ‘cost pressures’

Thu Nov 27 2014 - 15:32
Photographs capture reality of managing Ebola in Liberia

Photographs capture reality of managing Ebola in Liberia

Irishman Victor Lacken has spent the last three months chronicling the burial of victims

Thu Nov 27 2014 - 11:54
Phelim Quinn appointed Hiqa chief executive

Phelim Quinn appointed Hiqa chief executive

Successor to Tracey Cooper says safeguarding vulnerable in society will be a priority

Thu Nov 27 2014 - 10:12
HSE service plan to target waiting times and cancer care

HSE service plan to target waiting times and cancer care

Plans expected to include €25m for free GP care for under-sixes

Thu Nov 27 2014 - 07:40
Sexually confused young people more vulnerable

Sexually confused young people more vulnerable

Report finds those with concerns are 14 times more likely to attempt suicide

Wed Nov 26 2014 - 21:52
Sepsis guidelines follow Savita Halappanavar death review

Sepsis guidelines follow Savita Halappanavar death review

Leo Varadkar says recommendations drawn up to improve hospital performance

Wed Nov 26 2014 - 10:28
Less to Varadkar medical card moves than meets the eye

Less to Varadkar medical card moves than meets the eye

Message from review group report is: if system isn’t broke, don’t fix it

Wed Nov 26 2014 - 01:23
People with terminal illnesses  no longer face medical card review

People with terminal illnesses no longer face medical card review

Major medical card changes announced by Leo Varadkar

Tue Nov 25 2014 - 20:20
Quarter of new drugs rejected for State schemes

Quarter of new drugs rejected for State schemes

Conference told innovative medicines must provide ‘real value for fair prices’

Tue Nov 25 2014 - 13:21
Irish burial experts help control Ebola outbreak in Sierra Leone

Irish burial experts help control Ebola outbreak in Sierra Leone

Glasnevin Trust and Concern join forces to ensure safe and dignified burials

Mon Nov 24 2014 - 20:00
Crumlin referrals for embryo screening halted on legal advice

Crumlin referrals for embryo screening halted on legal advice

Referrals abroad for controversial IVF treatment thought to be in violation of Constitution

Mon Nov 24 2014 - 01:00
Pharma firms’ payments to doctors to be disclosed

Pharma firms’ payments to doctors to be disclosed

Rules to bring ‘greater transparency’ to the industry

Mon Nov 24 2014 - 01:00
Department of Health warned of    ‘another thalidomide’

Department of Health warned of ‘another thalidomide’

Use of valproate in pregnancy linked to developmental problems in children

Sat Nov 22 2014 - 17:44
National screening programme detects 200 bowel cancers

National screening programme detects 200 bowel cancers

Too early to say if initiative is saving lives as not clear what stage cancers have reached

Sat Nov 22 2014 - 01:01
Numbers of patients on hospital waiting lists and on  trolleys soar

Numbers of patients on hospital waiting lists and on trolleys soar

371,829 people waiting for outpatient appointment, the ninth consecutive month in which list has grown

Fri Nov 21 2014 - 20:26
Screening detects 200 bowel cancer cases

Screening detects 200 bowel cancer cases

Vast majority of 250,000 tests normal but 5 per cent require colonoscopy

Fri Nov 21 2014 - 10:41
Head physician interview: Should the end of Arthur’s Day be just the beginning?

Head physician interview: Should the end of Arthur’s Day be just the beginning?

The new president of the Royal College of Physicians wants to reform the way Ireland sells alcohol

Wed Nov 19 2014 - 19:00
Ireland facing ‘silent epidemic’ of superbugs, doctors told

Ireland facing ‘silent epidemic’ of superbugs, doctors told

Antibiotic use in Irish nursing homes is twice as high as any other country in Europe

Wed Nov 19 2014 - 12:15
Cabinet agrees measures to tackle medical card controversy

Cabinet agrees measures to tackle medical card controversy

New system envisages greater use of ‘discretion and humanity’ in certain cases

Tue Nov 18 2014 - 20:41
Bimbo Paden found guilty on two counts over incident in Sligo hospital

Bimbo Paden found guilty on two counts over incident in Sligo hospital

Nurse found guilty of having placed surgical tape over mouth of highly dependent patient

Mon Nov 17 2014 - 18:16
Ireland key in moving food up world agenda

Ireland key in moving food up world agenda

Concern’s former head Tom Arnold talks about a global goal of zero hunger

Mon Nov 17 2014 - 01:01
Free GP care for under-6s plan takes another blow as doctors vote for its postponement

Free GP care for under-6s plan takes another blow as doctors vote for its postponement

National Association of General Practitioners says it has secured trade union negotiating licence through alliance with another union

Mon Nov 17 2014 - 01:00
GPs attack ‘morally corrupt’ Government policies

GPs attack ‘morally corrupt’ Government policies

Patients being unnecessarily turned away from A&E departments, conference hears

Sat Nov 15 2014 - 19:26
Government urged to postpone extension  free GP care to under-6s

Government urged to postpone extension free GP care to under-6s

NAGP to align with Independent Workers’ Union to gain access to negotiating licence

Sat Nov 15 2014 - 17:54
Surgeries to be cancelled and ICU beds closed if Ebola hits Ireland

Surgeries to be cancelled and ICU beds closed if Ebola hits Ireland

New guidelines on managing infected patients published by Critical Care Advisory Group

Sat Nov 15 2014 - 14:08
Cavan patients at high risk of superbug

Cavan patients at high risk of superbug

Hiqa inspectors tell hospital to take immediate measure to deal with infection

Fri Nov 14 2014 - 16:31
O’Brien calls on internet giants to help pay for broadband in developing world

O’Brien calls on internet giants to help pay for broadband in developing world

Digicel chairman accuses Google, Facebook etc of ‘lobbying heavily’ against access expansion payment

Fri Nov 14 2014 - 08:51
Charity calls for meningitis vaccine after baby’s  death

Charity calls for meningitis vaccine after baby’s death

HSE urged to make new drug available to prevent infections

Thu Nov 13 2014 - 13:09
Under control of Crumlin hospital, genetics unit faces issues of ethos

Under control of Crumlin hospital, genetics unit faces issues of ethos

Centre will become department in Our Lady’s, Crumlin, which has Catholic ethos and whose chairman is Archbishop of Dublin

Thu Nov 13 2014 - 01:03
Warning that national  genetics centre    proposal could  lead to ‘huge clinical risk’

Warning that national genetics centre proposal could lead to ‘huge clinical risk’

Staff at centre resisting downgrade of unit as part of HSE reorganisation of genetic services

Thu Nov 13 2014 - 01:03
Howlin insists national children’s hospital will be fully equipped and staffed

Howlin insists national children’s hospital will be fully equipped and staffed

Assurance welcomed by Varadkar who had warned about ability to equip hospital

Wed Nov 12 2014 - 08:11
Patients to bypass GPs under new scheme

Patients to bypass GPs under new scheme

Pharmacists may be allowed write prescriptions for medical card patients

Wed Nov 12 2014 - 08:10
Nurses face threat to employment if fees go unpaid

Nurses face threat to employment if fees go unpaid

Union plans protest over €50 rise in annual registration cost for nurses and midwives

Tue Nov 11 2014 - 13:50
Howlin insists funds will be available for children’s hospital

Howlin insists funds will be available for children’s hospital

Letter sent by Leo Varadkar warned about lack of money to equip new facility

Tue Nov 11 2014 - 12:02
Cancer death rates three times higher in some poor areas

Cancer death rates three times higher in some poor areas

Higher incidence of mortality in less affluent communities needs to be tackled ‘as a priority’

Tue Nov 11 2014 - 10:41
Varadkar warns of not being able to equip new hospital

Varadkar warns of not being able to equip new hospital

‘No provision’ to increase number of care beds for older patients, says Varadkar

Tue Nov 11 2014 - 10:36
HSE relents on cardiac transfers to St Vincent’s

HSE relents on cardiac transfers to St Vincent’s

St Vincent’s has seen surge in patient numbers since emergency service at Loughlinstown Hospital was discontinued last year

Tue Nov 11 2014 - 08:29
Irish soldiers to go to Sierra Leone to help in fight  against Ebola

Irish soldiers to go to Sierra Leone to help in fight against Ebola

Ireland one of the few western countries with an embassy in Freetown

Tue Nov 11 2014 - 01:00
What was Ansbacher?

What was Ansbacher?

Mon Nov 10 2014 - 10:11
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