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Patient calls for Kenny and Reilly to visit overcrowded A&E
A patient recovering from a brain haemorrhage, who had to spend hours on a hospital trolley in a corridor, has called on Taoiseach Enda Kenny and Minister for Health James Reilly to visit the...
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Arthritis patients should wait months before surgery – Hiqa
Arthritic patients should have their condition treated with pain relief or physiotherapy for at least three months before being considered for a hip or knee replacement, a series of new reports...
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Mental health inspectorate to review patient safety following series of...
The State’s mental health watchdog is carrying out a review into the safety of patients accessing psychiatric services following the deaths of a number of patients. The Psychiatric Nurses Association...
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New surgeons can wait up to 12 months for theatre access
SOME newly recruited surgeons can wait up to a year to get proper access to hospital theatres in order to operate on patients. Dr Trevor Duffy, president of the Irish Medical Organisation (IMO), said a...
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Times editorial: Talks needed to progress GP care for all citizens
Any sudden expansion in eligibility in an already stretched service carries with it a risk to patient safety and therefore the system must be stress -tested in advance of this. But first both sides...
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Closure of up to west-northwest obstetric units mooted in report for HSE
The closure of up to four obstetric units in the west and northwest is mooted in a confidential report commissioned by the HSE. The units at Ballinasloe, Castlebar, Sligo and/or Letterkenny could close...
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Reilly denies planning to shut maternity units
Minister for Health James Reilly has said he has no plans to close any of the State’s 19 maternity units. Dr Reilly said a study commissioned by the HSE, which moots the closure of up to four obstetric...
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Charity urges HSE to give all cancer patients medical cards without delay
THE Irish Cancer Society (ICS) is calling on the HSE to ensure that all cancer patients undergoing treatment are issued medical cards without delay after a surge in applications to the organisation for...
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Orla Tinsley: Being honest about the mess in the HSE is the only hope of...
Heightened- and impossible – responsibility hoisted onto senior and junior staff leaves room wide open for error. This happens despite best policies, despite someone being excellent in their field....
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Emergency medicine doctors’ letter to Irish Times
[Times >] Sir, – As senior doctors in training and working in emergency departments, we welcome the most recent Health Information and Quality Authority (Hiqa) report that identifies unsafe and...
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