# health - Tuesday 12 October, 2021
# Trolleys
# Trolleys
506 admitted patients were waiting for beds this morning.
# health - Monday 11 October, 2021
# On The Frontline
# On The Frontline
The protest is due to take place at the main entrance of the hospital at 1pm today.
# Tough Start
In its latest in-depth investigation, Noteworthy delves into the uphill battle facing Traveller children and reveals a lack of targeted health actions Reporters Maria Delaney and Michelle Hennessy examine numerous obstacles to children's health The Traveller Health Action Plan to be published 'soon' but advocates frustrated it has taken over a decade
# health - Saturday 9 October, 2021
# Sláintecare
# Sláintecare
Stephen Donnelly repeated his commitment to the Sláintecare programme, which has been hit by high-profile resignations in recent weeks.
# health - Thursday 7 October, 2021
# On The Frontline
The ICU is at "breaking point" with a few "near misses" in recent months, Órla Ryan reports Nurses say they have been forced to use a baby monitor to watch certain patients due to staff shortages "The pandemic broke us ... It was horrendous, some of the shifts we put in were indescribable."
# health - Sunday 19 September, 2021
# Covid19
# Covid19
The US may begin its rollout to younger children before the end of the year.
# health - Wednesday 15 September, 2021
# HIQA
# HIQA
The most common error reported to Hiqa in 2020 involved exposure to the wrong person.
# health - Tuesday 14 September, 2021
# Women's Health Taskforce
# Women's Health Taskforce
Over 270 women aged 18 to 80 participated in discussions for a report commissioned by a Department of Health taskforce.
# health - Wednesday 8 September, 2021
# Laura Magahy
# Laura Magahy
Laura Magahy was appointed executive director in July 2018.
# health - Thursday 26 August, 2021
# Urinary Incontinence
# Urinary Incontinence
Chartered Physiotherapist Aoife Ni Eochaidh says pregnancy often causes incontinence but help is at hand.
# health - Monday 23 August, 2021
# Back To School
# Back To School
More than 46,000 Covid-19 cases have been recorded in children and teenagers up to July.
# health - Wednesday 18 August, 2021
# Selling Our Genes
# Selling Our Genes
The Ireland Strategic Investment Fund had invested €66m in the private genetics company acquired in a deal announced yesterday.
# health - Thursday 29 July, 2021
# Hcv
# Hcv
In Ireland, the prevalence of HCV infection is highest amongst those born during this period.
# health - Saturday 22 May, 2021
# Fraud
# Fraud
Government ministers have met to review progress on Ireland’s response to the attack.
# health - Wednesday 19 May, 2021
# Oireachtas Commitee
# Oireachtas Commitee
The Oireachtas Health Committee will discuss the issue today.
# health - Saturday 15 May, 2021
# Cyber Attack
The Covid-19 vaccination programme continues as normal, but daily case numbers are not available Thousands more appointments could be cancelled next week A ransom has been sought but will not be paid
# health - Friday 14 May, 2021
# HSE
# HSE
An IT shutdown has had an impact on wider operations today.
# health - Thursday 13 May, 2021
# Your Say
# Your Say
The UK is set to ban ads for junk food online and before 9pm on TV.
# health - Wednesday 28 April, 2021
# Screening
# Screening
Consultant Gastroenterologist Professor Pádraic Mac Mathuna is calling on those aged 60-69 to register for bowel screening.
# health - Wednesday 21 April, 2021
# Prime Time
# Prime Time
The department launched a fact-finding review following an RTÉ Prime Time broadcast this year.
# health - Wednesday 7 April, 2021
# Covid-19
# Covid-19
An Oireachtas Committee is recommending that a campaign be launched to promote Vitamin D supplements.
# health - Tuesday 6 April, 2021
# Mental Health
# Mental Health
Ella Arensman has been appointed Ireland’s first Professor of Public Mental Health .
# health - Wednesday 31 March, 2021
# Source Investigation
# Source Investigation
For the 20% of cases categorised as community transmission, additional questions will be asked about their movements over the previous seven days.
# National Gender Service
# National Gender Service
On Transgender Day of Visibility, Teni CEO Éirénne Carroll talks to The Journal about access to healthcare in Ireland and worrying developments in the US.
# health - Tuesday 16 March, 2021
# Health
# Health
In Ireland, Moderna has made up a small proportion of the number of vaccines administered.
# Flu Season
# Flu Season
The flu vaccine was free for children in Ireland for the first time in 2020.
# health - Monday 15 March, 2021
# Health
# Health
Dr Rosie Mangan’s life changed after an accident in 2019. She says the postcode lottery system for neurology rehabilitation services must change.
# health - Friday 5 March, 2021
# Healthcare
# Healthcare
The Irish healthcare system is failing transgender people and forcing them to go abroad for treatment, Noah Halpin has said.
# health - Saturday 20 February, 2021
# Health
# Health
Moving people with underlying conditions to a higher position on the vaccine priority list would be “fair and reasonable”, the Taoiseach has said.
# health - Tuesday 9 February, 2021
# End Of Life Care
# End Of Life Care
The scheme was approved by Cabinet today .
# health - Saturday 6 February, 2021
# Mother-and-baby Homes
# Mother-and-baby Homes
“So many lives could be made better, saved, elongated, if doctors knew what they were testing for.”
# health - Thursday 4 February, 2021
# World Cancer DAy
# World Cancer DAy
Dr Greg Korpanty of University Hospital Limerick on cancer treatment in Ireland during a pandemic.
# health - Thursday 28 January, 2021
# Rapid Tests
# Rapid Tests
The health minister said from this week, significant volumes of antigen tests are being deployed across healthcare settings.
# health - Monday 25 January, 2021
# Waiting Lists
# Waiting Lists
Optometrists have offered to help the Government with the Covid-19 vaccination programme.
# health - Saturday 23 January, 2021
# Funding Fertility
# Funding Fertility
The Government needs to take action and implement the model of care for infertility, writes Emma Mc Dade.
# health - Thursday 14 January, 2021
# Covid Vaccine
# Covid Vaccine
As vaccinations continue, employers need to consider the rights of employees when looking at the health of their teams and any return to the workplace writes Jason O’Sullivan.
# Spring 2021
# Spring 2021
Affordable housing, scramblers, e-scooters and speedy trials – just some of the issues the government plan to tackle.
# health - Monday 4 January, 2021
# Covid19
# Covid19
New figures were revealed by health officials this evening.
# health - Thursday 31 December, 2020
# Organ Donation
# Organ Donation
Ninety donors were involved in the process – 62 people who had died and 28 living donors.
# Trolleys
# Trolleys
The organisation said hospital overcrowding is “unacceptable at the best of times, but it is doubly so when dealing with a contagious virus”.
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