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Victoria White: Mount Carmel’s services aimed at serving mother rather than...
If we rely on private maternity care led by consultants, and fail to invest in midwife-led public care which puts mothers and babies first that is not going to happen. Krysia Lynch of the lobby group...
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Ward deal sees beds kept for CF patients
A compromise has been reached in a row between a cystic fibrosis (CF) charity and a Cork hospital that will pave the way for the development of a new €2.3m respiratory ward. The compromise will see a...
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‘People may die’ with new plan, GPs say
Patients could die, the National Association of General Practitioners warned, unless there was proper planning and resourcing. Three groups representing the GPs had separate meetings with the minister...
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Reilly vows to change how people are treated after Portlaoise baby deaths
Minister for Health James Reilly last night said he would “bring all powers to bear” to change the way people are being treated in the State’s health system. Dr Reilly made the remark as he announced...
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‘Neurological services failing’
The claim was made by the Neurological Alliance of Ireland during a specially arranged Oireachtas health committee meeting last night. Speaking to the cross- party body, Magdalen Rogers, the group’s...
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Over 2,500 children on waiting lists for mental health services
More than 2,500 children and adolescents were on waiting lists for mental health services at the end of September last year, an increase of 24 per cent. The figure is published in the 5th annual report...
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William Behan on GP care contract demands attention
I am quite surprised by the lack of media interest in the controversial government draft contract for providing free medical services for children under six. It is a publication of national...
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Ireland introduces first quality assurance programme for patient tissue samples
Ireland has become the first country to introduce, on a national level, a quality assurance programme which centrally monitors the practices involved in analysing patient tissue samples for diseases...
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‘No evidence’ visits will soar with free GP care, says Minister
The Minister with responsibility for primary care has said there is no evidence that doctors’ surgeries will be overwhelmed by patients once free GP visits become universal after 2016. Minister of...
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GPs anticipate millions of extra visits under free care plan
General practitioners have warned they face being “overwhelmed” by millions of additional patients when free visits are introduced despite Government assurances that this will not happen. Both the GP...
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Fears for maternity services in Mayo, Sligo and Roscommon
A spokeswoman for the West/North West Hospital Group confirmed that a review of services is under way but she added it will be a number of months before it is complete. The review is looking at...
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Breda O’Brien: Psychiatric services for young people in need require drastic...
There seems to be almost a view that if the general population of young people receive support such as training in coping skills to develop resilience, that no serious mental health problems will...
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Reilly considering expenses for living organ donors
Minister for Health James Reilly is giving consideration to paying the expenses of living organ donors. He told the Dáil this could potentially increase the number of such donors but would avoid “any...
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Future of A&Es under threat as cuts looming
EMERGENCY departments in Dublin hospitals are under intense scrutiny for merger or closure as part of a major review. Ian Carter, the HSE’s national director for acute services, has confirmed a...
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Babies at risk from failure to provide screening on time
JUST one in two babies in some areas of the country is getting crucial health checks on time – increasing the risk of delayed diagnosis of developmental problems or even cerebral palsy. Children should...
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Second Opinion: We must get our free GP care right from the start
The new scheme to provide free GP care for children under six years of age is very good news. Service providers, who must be either doctors or practice nurses, will be required to carry out periodic...
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A visit to GP in Germany cost me just €5
Having experienced both systems first hand, I can happily attest that both work reasonably well, although the German one is better when it comes to helping people recover from illnesses such as stroke...
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Patients being kept too long in hospitals, says Reilly
The pattern of early discharge has become a concern in the Netherlands, where this system is in place. Holland now has one of the highest rates of readmission, as patients who have been sent home too...
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Report says maternity service not safe or sustainable
The maternity service at the Midland Regional Hospital Portlaoise cannot be regarded as safe and sustainable within its current governance arrangements, a Department of Health report into the deaths of...
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Austin O’Carroll: We will need more funds for free care plan
Dr O’Carroll said he was in favour of the plan of free GP care for everybody but there were dangers if every doctor was paid the same state fee. “If they pay every doctor the same fee it will divert...
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