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# the health service

'Wholly unsatisfactory': Harris pressed in Dáil over recruitment freeze in the HSE

Harris said he believed the HSE was putting “sensible” controls in place.

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May 15th 2019, 9:38 PM

# Under Pressure

'Wasteful, inefficient, horrendous': 30,000 people waited longer than 24 hours on hospital trolleys this year

The figures were released to Fianna Fáil’s Stephen Donnelly who called them “appalling and unacceptable”.

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Dec 22nd 2018, 11:11 AM

# work permits

Nurses in Dublin hospital may be told not to turn up over busy New Year period due to visa issues

Up to 35 nurses could be affected.

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Dec 18th 2018, 12:03 AM

# Health Reform

TV presenter Brendan Courtney appointed to Sláintecare implementation council

Sláintecare is the cross-party plan to overhaul the Irish health service over ten years.

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Oct 3rd 2018, 6:05 AM

# hse overspend

Leo wanted the HSE to save money by re-using crutches, but was told it was a non-runner

The Taoiseach said the government will be looking with ‘laser-like detail’ at how to get value for money in the health service.

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Jul 15th 2018, 4:00 PM

# sláintecare

Woman who led Temple Bar's 1990s revival chosen to lead Irish healthcare's transformation

Laura Magahy has led some other major Irish projects over the years.

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Jul 12th 2018, 4:28 PM

# since records began

There are more people on hospital waiting lists than ever before

More than half a million people are on outpatient waiting lists however the number of inpatients waiting has fallen slightly.

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Jun 14th 2018, 2:31 PM

# Strasbourg

Woman who called emergency services in France mocked by operator and died hours afterwards

An autopsy revealed that the woman had suffered multiple organ failure.

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May 9th 2018, 9:29 PM

# the money question

Q&A: Who will pay for abortions if the Eighth Amendment is repealed?

Will taxpayers cover the cost of abortion under the public system?

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May 6th 2018, 7:45 AM

# Smear Test

CervicalCheck: Senior team sent in to ensure women told about smear reviews

Health Minister Simon Harris said that a helpline would open from 9am tomorrow to answer women’s questions.

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Apr 27th 2018, 9:10 PM

# Waiting Times

Patients at A&E should be either admitted or discharged within six hours, not 14 - IMO chief

Peadar Gilligan made his inaugural address as president of the Irish Medical Organisation at the group’s AGM in Killarney this evening.

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Apr 7th 2018, 7:30 PM

# Abortion Referendum

'Psychiatrist should not have used HSE headed paper to contact TDs about retaining the Eighth Amendment'

Chief Executive Tony O’Brien said the HSE must stay neutral in referenda and elections.

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Feb 7th 2018, 7:57 PM

# cataracts

If you're waiting for an eye procedure there's a good chance you'll be waiting over a year

About 35% of those seeking outpatient treatment have been waiting over 12 months.

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Feb 4th 2018, 1:04 PM

# Trolley crisis

The government vowed to stop it, but 10,000 elderly people had to wait in A&E for more than a day

The HSE’s Service Plan for 2017 set a target that anyone aged 75 years and over entering an ED would be discharged or admitted within 24 hours.

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Jan 19th 2018, 12:05 AM

# stark warning

'Inconceivable' that health system would be able to deal with mass casualty event

A senior doctor has warned that the system cannot deal with the day-to-day workload.

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Jan 8th 2018, 9:55 AM

# Health of the nation

Over 23,000 formal complaints were made to the HSE in 2016

Community Healthcare Organisations (CHOs) were the subject of 3,984 complaints.

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Jan 2nd 2018, 8:06 AM

# patient safety

Majority of patients wait longer than six hours in an emergency department to be seen by a doctor

The results of the first ever National Patient Experience Survey show that long waiting times continue to be a problem in Irish hospitals.

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Dec 11th 2017, 2:37 PM

# Waiting Lists

Susie Long's husband says 10 years after her death, people are still stuck on waiting lists

Susie Long created a national debate around the health service when she told Liveline she was going to die “because of hospital waiting lists”.

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Oct 12th 2017, 10:21 AM

# Infection

'It's a serial killer': Detection rates on the rise as staff become 'sepsis aware'

Simon Harris said hospital staff are now trained to be more “sepsis aware”.

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Sep 5th 2017, 1:29 PM

# illogical

Man ready to leave National Rehab Hospital, but HSE says there's no money to support him at home

The Liveline Effect: Brendan Howlin says families feel they have to go public with their tragic stories to see action.

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Jun 29th 2017, 12:05 AM

# irish nhs

'A watershed moment': TDs have come up with a plan to radically change the healthcare system

The report on the Future of Healthcare is set to be published today.

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May 30th 2017, 11:15 AM

Voices

Tom Clonan: 'In all our years attending Temple Street, I have never before seen so many sick children and parents'

There has been a steady, inexorable decline in Ireland’s health service over the past fifteen years, writes Dr Tom Clonan.

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Feb 7th 2017, 8:00 PM

# Timely

Simon Harris 'pleased to announce' Crumlin Hospital scoliosis theatre to open in April

It has emerged that there are an extra 80,000 people on hospital waiting lists outside the government’s official figures.

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Feb 7th 2017, 6:39 PM

# Perfect Storm

Paramedics 'disturbed' over delays bringing patients to Emergency Departments

Siptu members said today that delays of between one and three hours have been observed across the country.

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Jan 4th 2017, 6:45 PM

# Homeward Bound

Harris wants to woo Irish nurses home, but only 36 turned up on first day of recruitment drive

The HSE is hosting three open recruitment days for nurses and midwives in Dublin over the Christmas period.

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Dec 29th 2016, 6:29 PM

# trouble ahead

Health Minister: 'I don't believe the threat of industrial action helps anyone'

Siptu has announced a ballot of more than 25,000 support staff.

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Dec 28th 2016, 2:07 PM

# factcheck

FactCheck: Nursing union leader Liam Doran's claims about the Irish health service

The INMO General Secretary made a series of claims on Claire Byrne Live this week. Here’s our FactCheck roundup.

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Nov 26th 2016, 8:00 AM

# Nurses

The HSE spent nearly €200 million on agency staff in seven months

Tommy Broughan said the figures are “staggering”.

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Oct 9th 2016, 6:55 AM

# keeping ireland alive

'They thought he might not make it': 24 hours in Ireland's hospitals

Didn’t catch RTÉ’s new documentary about the health service? Here’s what you missed.

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Aug 30th 2016, 6:00 AM

# HSE

There were more patients on trolleys last month than in any July in the past decade

However, in a statement to TheJournal.ie, the HSE disputed the INMO narrative, saying that the trolley count for yesterday showed an an overall reduction compared to the same date last year.

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Aug 10th 2016, 6:00 AM

# HSE

There are 11,519 children waiting over a year to be seen in an Irish hospital

An analysis by TheJournal.ie of data shows the average number of children waiting over 12 months on the inpatient list over the last two years is 1,605% higher than in the two years before that.

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Jul 21st 2016, 6:00 AM