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# Covid-19

O'Neills sportswear to start manufacturing scrubs for healthcare staff

The company made the announcement this afternoon.

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Mar 23rd 2020, 4:24 PM

# Coronavirus

Finance minister says 'work is underway' to address childcare challenge faced by healthcare workers

Paschal Donohue said work is underway in relation to the issue following representations from workers unions in the last 24 hours.

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Mar 13th 2020, 3:35 PM

# Covid-19

St Vincent's Hospital starts recruiting for healthcare workers to meet rising demand amid coronavirus outbreak

Some posts will be filled immediately.

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Mar 12th 2020, 4:17 PM

# nadine dorries

UK MP diagnosed with coronavirus as British GPs warn routine health checks could be halted

Nadine Dorries said that as soon as she was informed she took all the advised precautions and has been self-isolating at home.

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Mar 10th 2020, 10:45 PM

# Transitioning

'The most important thing is to talk about it': Trans couple open up in intimate new documentary

Victoria and Max are a trans couple who are hoping that speaking about their experiences will help others in a similar position.

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Feb 26th 2020, 6:10 AM

# Healthcare

'I thought I was crazy': Patients with rare diseases urge next government to deliver on supports

Around 6% of the population in Ireland is living with a rare disease such as PKU and cystic fibrosis.

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Feb 24th 2020, 3:46 PM

# Healthcare

'Not realistic': Free GP care for under 13s questioned by medical group

Six and seven-year-olds would receive free care from this year under proposed legislation.

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Jan 5th 2020, 4:29 PM

# flu season

There's a 'significant' 11.8% increase in the number of people on trolleys this winter

“200 more people a day tend an Emergency Department now than when I became Minister for Health,” Harris claimed today.

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Dec 27th 2019, 3:59 PM

# CervicalCheck

‘Remarkable coincidence’ that two campaigners' smear results were mixed up, hearing told

Professor Kitchener said the findings of the RCog report “were striking” with “significant implications”, but “not unexpected”.

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Dec 18th 2019, 1:00 PM

# Staff shortages

Staff shortages restricting opening hours at children’s urgent care centre at Connolly Hospital

Opening hours at the centre in Dublin are currently 10am to 5pm, Monday to Friday.

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Nov 28th 2019, 9:18 PM

# cost overruns

Some contractor claims for new children's hospital not under board's control, committee to hear

The fact some measures of the project remain uncosted is ‘laughable’ says Labour’s Alan Kelly.

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Nov 27th 2019, 6:20 AM

# inpatient experience

Waiting for a ward and not informed: The problems patients faced in Irish hospitals

“I acknowledge where we are, I acknowledge we’ve a lot to do,” the new HSE CEO Paul Reid said.

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Nov 25th 2019, 11:49 AM

# Healthcare

'Devastating': Trans people on wrong waiting list for years after referrals were 'misplaced'

Over 100 people were affected by the HSE’s error.

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Nov 6th 2019, 5:58 PM

# hard pill to swallow

Free contraception recommended for young women only, due to cost

Making contraception free for everyone could be “an ineffective use of scarce resources”, a report has found.

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Oct 29th 2019, 12:44 PM

# Caged

'I'm on call 24 hours-a-day, seven days-a-week': Family carers stage protest outside the Dáil

Several carers spoke today about the huge amount of work they do looking after loved ones.

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Oct 16th 2019, 3:01 PM

# budget 2020

Health changes: Drug payment scheme reduced and medical card threshold for over-70s increased

The total budget for the sector has been increased to €17.4 billion.

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Oct 8th 2019, 3:54 PM

# Arron O’Keeffe

13-year-old boy with cerebral palsy awarded €15 million over injuries at birth

Arron O’Keeffe’s family said that this wasn’t “a lottery win” for him, and that the money will go towards caring for their son.

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Jul 30th 2019, 4:26 PM

# Home help hours

Home help care supports: How many people are waiting in your county?

A total of 6,819 people are waiting for funding for home help hours, but the HSE continues to deny any cuts to the service.

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Jul 22nd 2019, 12:05 AM

# sláintecare

Harris says HSE can't continue in its current form and announces return of six regional healthcare areas

Harris described today’s announcement as the biggest restructuring of the HSE in 15 years .

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Jul 17th 2019, 3:34 PM

# Industrial Dispute

Support staff strike: HSE says situation at hospitals 'challenging' as further talks planned

The issue centres on a dispute over pay increases.

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Jun 26th 2019, 5:30 PM

# Healthcare

Taoiseach says offer to phase in pay increase for striking health workers was made 'out of good will'

A strike by around 10,000 healthcare support workers is taking place tomorrow.

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Jun 25th 2019, 6:30 PM

# in limbo

'Lives on hold': Recruitment freeze in HSE preventing workers from starting their new jobs

One healthcare worker said that she may have “nowhere to live” by the end of the month because she can’t yet take up her new job.

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May 1st 2019, 12:05 AM

# Pressure

'Grave concerns' as president and council of national GP group resign

There had been “serious issues of internal governance” at the National Association of General Practitioners, a statement said.

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Apr 29th 2019, 8:33 AM

Voices

Opinion: 'There are consequences to paying for all the most expensive new drugs'

We need to radically improve waiting times for treatment rather than focus on buying all the most expensive drugs, writes Dr Anthony O’Connor.

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Apr 25th 2019, 7:00 AM

# Rotunda Hospital

Ten out of 19 maternity units have abortion services in place

The HSE has said that “service demand remains within the predicted limits” in relation to abortion services.

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Apr 21st 2019, 12:10 AM

# challenging times

UHL doctors write open letter outlining challenges they face treating patients

The letter was signed off by five doctors and addressed to ‘the people of the Mid West’.

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Apr 18th 2019, 9:33 PM

# inequality

Private cancer patients getting access to drugs that public patients can't get is 'incredibly unfair'

The Irish Cancer Society said that lifesaving medicines should be available to everyone who could benefit from them, not just people with private health insurance.

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Apr 14th 2019, 7:47 PM

# Reform

Free GP care for under 12s as government agrees new contract with doctors

The government is increasing funding for GPs in exchange for reforms and changes to the services they provide.

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Apr 6th 2019, 2:59 PM

# Poll

Poll: Do you agree with free GP care for under-12s?

Free GP care is already in place for children under 6.

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Apr 6th 2019, 10:03 AM

# BACKLOG

Former CervicalCheck boss says Harris was warned that offering extra smear tests could cause delays

Micheál Martin said the decision was made by the government to “save their own skin and cover their own tracks”.

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Apr 3rd 2019, 12:59 PM

# Fingal County Council

Paul Reid is the HSE's new director general

Varadkar said that Reid “developed a strong reputation as a dynamic and ambitious leader, who was always up for a challenge”.

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Apr 2nd 2019, 3:02 PM

# CervicalCheck

Of 4,500 repeat smear tests that expired, 2,500 have been retested

Around half of the women who were offered the option of a retest have taken it up.

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Mar 27th 2019, 5:46 PM

# Independent TD

Clare TD Michael Harty: 'I took a different view from my rural colleagues on the drink driving laws'

“The day of just two will do is no longer acceptable,” Dr Michael Harty, chair of the Oireachtas Health Committee, told TheJournal.ie.

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Mar 18th 2019, 8:00 AM

# Dignity

'It's about creating a system that's kind': HSE piloting scheme for homeless patients in hospitals

It comes as new stats show over 2,000 cases where a homeless person has been discharged from hospital in the past seven years.

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Mar 9th 2019, 11:00 AM

# Healthcare

Terminally-ill midwife Philomena Canning says she's 'vindicated' after settling case with HSE

Canning says she’s both relieved and saddened to have settled the case.

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Mar 2nd 2019, 5:40 PM

# Critical

Bitter medicine: NHS 'harmed' in all Brexit scenarios, but no-deal will hit hardest

In the run up to the 2016 Brexit vote, ‘Leave’ campaigners promised it would deliver millions for the NHS.

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Feb 26th 2019, 6:10 AM

# dr michael harty

Health committee chair to vote against Simon Harris in no-confidence motion

“He’s given impression that this is a priority for him,” the Independent Clare TD said.

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Feb 19th 2019, 9:42 AM

Voices

Opinion: Is public healthcare in Ireland failing because we've chosen the path to failure?

‘As we cry in frustration over the recurring ineptitude of the state to deliver decent public healthcare service for citizens’ Maebh Ní Fhallúin examines how we got here.

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Feb 16th 2019, 7:30 PM