# ambulances - Saturday 26 March, 2022
# Mayo
# Mayo
The INMO said face mask mandates need to be reintroduced.
# ambulances - Thursday 13 January, 2022
# Ambulance Delays
# Ambulance Delays
The health service has said those calling for non-urgent or non-life threatening emergencies “may experience delays”.
# ambulances - Sunday 29 August, 2021
# Under Pressure
Large numbers of emergency calls in Dublin in recent days have put pressure on the ambulance service, writes Garreth MacNamee. Paramedics are having to be diverted from other parts of the country under a system which has been widely criticised.
# ambulances - Friday 31 May, 2019
# 24 Hours
# 24 Hours
Workers have already staged work stoppages in January, February and March.
# ambulances - Thursday 7 February, 2019
# Industrial Unrest
# Industrial Unrest
Three more strikes are due to take place next Tuesday Wednesday and Thursday.
# ambulances - Wednesday 6 February, 2019
# Trade Union
# Trade Union
The dispute centres on a row over trade union membership.
# ambulances - Wednesday 2 January, 2019
# War Tactics
# War Tactics
How the ‘weaponisation of healthcare’ is being used as a war tactic.
# ambulances - Thursday 16 November, 2017
# LUNCH TIME
# LUNCH TIME
“These rules would not be tolerated in any other section of the workforce.”
# ambulances - Friday 15 September, 2017
# Nee Naw Nee Naw
# Nee Naw Nee Naw
One ambulance is still in service after travelling over 400,000km.
# ambulances - Friday 13 January, 2017
# Lack Of Ambulances
# Lack Of Ambulances
Siptu says a lack of ambulances means firefighters are overworked and under-resourced.
# ambulances - Tuesday 8 November, 2016
# Temple Street
# Temple Street
A spokeswoman said the outage demonstrates the need for a new children’s hospital.
# ambulances - Tuesday 21 June, 2016
# Factcheck
# Factcheck
TheJournal.ie’s FactCheck examines a bold claim made by Minister Denis Naughten.
# ambulances - Friday 17 June, 2016
# 999
# 999
Communications Minister Denis Naughten says ambulances are now reaching houses quicker.
# ambulances - Friday 27 November, 2015
# Netherlands
# Netherlands
The elaborate 14-month scheme involved bogus “patients” and fake paramedic costumes.
# ambulances - Thursday 5 November, 2015
# Emergency Situation
# Emergency Situation
The health minister said that he has “no doubt” that many more such stories will come to light in the months to come.
# ambulances - Wednesday 19 August, 2015
# Crashes
# Crashes
Two ambulances were involved in separate crashes this morning.
# ambulances - Friday 19 June, 2015
# Modifications
# Modifications
Smaller crews had difficulty lifting stretchers in and out of the ambulances.
# ambulances - Monday 9 March, 2015
# Dispute
# Dispute
Members of Dublin City Council met with trade union representatives today.
# ambulances - Tuesday 3 March, 2015
# 999 Emergency
# 999 Emergency
The National Ambulance Service will be taking all Dublin calls from now on – but firefighters aren’t happy with the move.
# ambulances - Sunday 24 August, 2014
# Miles To Go
# Miles To Go
Garda vehicles retire at 300,000 kilometres.
# ambulances - Thursday 10 July, 2014
# Emma Sloan
# Emma Sloan
Epipens, discretionary medical cards and medicinal marijuana all came up in today’s Oireachtas Health Committee meeting. There was even a Beyoncé & Jay Z reference.
# ambulances - Friday 27 June, 2014
# Ambulances
# Ambulances
The issue centred on what the HSE is doing to mitigate the risks to patients who are waiting transfers in EDs to inpatient beds.
# ambulances - Monday 9 June, 2014
# News Fix
# News Fix
Everyone’s talking about mother and baby homes, a homeless shelter and the death of Rik Mayall.
# NASRA
# NASRA
NASRA made the comments after figures showed that ambulances spent 8,000 hours parked outside hospitals in April.
# Parking Break
# Parking Break
In total, just 37 per cent of the 16,333 attendances in April were clear within 20 minutes.
# ambulances - Wednesday 16 April, 2014
# Emergency State
# Emergency State
Crews from other locations are being deployed through the new ambulance stations at ‘black spots’ in Tuam, Mulranny and Loughglynn.
# ambulances - Tuesday 15 April, 2014
# Ambulances
# Ambulances
The party has tabled a motion on the ambulance service for debate in the Dáil tonight and tomorrow and reckons that the service needs 400 extra staff.
# ambulances - Thursday 10 April, 2014
# Leaders' Questions
# Leaders' Questions
Sinn Féin’s Peadar Tóibín said the current system was unacceptable. Minister Howlin told the Dáil a HIQA review would lead to a ‘refined and improved’ service.
# ambulances - Thursday 3 April, 2014
# Health Committee
# Health Committee
The issues were discussed at a Health Committee this morning.
# ambulances - Tuesday 1 April, 2014
# Want Answers
# Want Answers
The Health Minister was questioned on a range of health care topic in the Dáil today.
# Oireachtas Agenda
# Oireachtas Agenda
What’s going on in Leinster House? Well, as you asked…
# ambulances - Saturday 29 March, 2014
# Prime Numbers
# Prime Numbers
Plus: How many Irish people don’t exercise at all?
# ambulances - Friday 28 March, 2014
# Emergency Services
# Emergency Services
Martin Dunne has stood by his words on a Prime Time investigation which detailed major shortcomings in the National Ambulance Service.
# ambulances - Wednesday 19 March, 2014
# Locked In
# Locked In
The paramedic was forced to kick his way out of the ambulance after a power failure.
# ambulances - Tuesday 25 February, 2014
# Emergency
# Emergency
The family of a man who died after a 25 minute wait for an ambulance were in the public gallery to hear contributions.
# ambulances - Sunday 12 January, 2014
# Ambulances
# Ambulances
With HIQA set to audit the Ambulance Service, the trade union wants to ensure that resourcing is taken into account.
# ambulances - Wednesday 8 January, 2014
# ambulances - Wednesday 27 November, 2013
# Kildare
# Kildare
Defence Forces ambulances from the Curragh Camp in County Kildare have been called on 274 times so far this year.
# ambulances - Tuesday 16 July, 2013
# Healthcare
# Healthcare
In 65 per cent of cases, ambulances aren’t arriving at the scene within the 19 minute response time set-out by the health watchdog.
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