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# hospitals - Wednesday 8 January, 2020
Dr Anthony O'Connor: History matters, but the record numbers on trolleys should trump commemoration debates
Why are we fighting the battles of the past rather than honouring the ideals of the Republic?
# hospitals - Tuesday 7 January, 2020
760 people on hospital trolleys for second day in a row as overcrowding continues
University Hospital Limerick is worst affected with 75 people on trolleys.
'The system remains under pressure': HSE continues to advise staying away from hospitals with flu symptoms
University Hospital Kerry will be cancelling all elective surgery for this week due to high patient numbers.
# hospitals - Monday 6 January, 2020
It's the worst ever day for trolley overcrowding in Irish hospitals since records began, INMO says
There were 92 patients waiting for a bed at University Hospital Limerick, alone.
# hospitals - Thursday 2 January, 2020
'A national scandal': 2019 was the worst year on record for hospital overcrowding as 118,000 went without a bed
Over 1,300 of the patients were children younger than 16.
# hospitals - Friday 27 December, 2019
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.
# hospitals - Friday 29 November, 2019
Trolley numbers for this year are the highest since records began, INMO says
The INMO said today that over 108,300 people have gone without beds so far this year.
# hospitals - Wednesday 27 November, 2019
Patients on trolleys moved from overcrowded Limerick ED after unannounced fire officer visit
The senior fire officer visited after concerns were raised about the number of trolleys in corridors in the ED.
# hospitals - Tuesday 26 November, 2019
'Failing Ireland's children': Hospitals postpone surgeries due to virus, flu and vomiting bug outbreaks
Fianna Fáil’s Micheál Martin hit out against the Taoiseach today stating that waiting lists for children are “quite shocking”.
# hospitals - Tuesday 29 October, 2019
Anti-smoking policy at two Dublin maternity hospitals being flouted by patients and visitors
In 2013, the Coombe, the Rotunda and the National Maternity Hospital became tobacco-free campuses.
# hospitals - Thursday 17 October, 2019
Hospital consultants to ballot for industrial action if govt doesn't provide 'concrete proposals'
The IMO said it is setting a 21-day deadline for the receipt of serious proposals.
# hospitals - Monday 26 August, 2019
Over 1,300 nursing and midwifery posts in Irish hospitals are being left vacant
One in six midwifery posts are being left vacant.
# hospitals - Sunday 25 August, 2019
Children who swallowed foreign objects accounted for over 2,000 hospital attendances since 2015
These figures were released to TheJournal.ie under the Freedom of Information Act.
# hospitals - Friday 9 August, 2019
Record high number of patients waiting for hospital appointments in Ireland
The number of patients waiting for a hospital appointment has jumped by more than 40,000 people in 2019.
# hospitals - Friday 28 June, 2019
Three-day strike by hospital support staff deferred after intervention of Labour Court
The issue centres on a dispute between the workers and the HSE over pay rises.
# hospitals - Friday 14 June, 2019
'Disgrace': Record high in number of people waiting for outpatient appointments
556,411 patients were waiting for their first outpatient consultation at the end of May.
# hospitals - Wednesday 1 May, 2019
Worst April on record as 10,000 people forced to wait on hospital trolleys and chairs last month
Some 106 children were among those waiting without a bed.
# hospitals - Saturday 9 March, 2019
'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.
# hospitals - Thursday 7 March, 2019
Poll: Should sugary snacks and drinks be banned from hospital vending machines?
New proposals would see such products removed from hospital vending machines.
# hospitals - Thursday 28 February, 2019
Poll: How do you feel about religious symbols in hospitals?
A new report has suggested that they be removed if a patient requests it.
# hospitals - Friday 15 February, 2019
'Simply appalling': Record high in number of people waiting for outpatient appointments
Figures could rise again next month, due to the fallout from the nurses’ strike.
# hospitals - Friday 8 February, 2019
Talks over nurses' strike end at Labour Court
Talks broke up this evening with no commitments for the nurses to call off the action.
# hospitals - Thursday 7 February, 2019
Day three of nurses' strike: INMO denies that pay increases would lead to public sector 'free-for-all'
Three more strikes are due to take place next Tuesday Wednesday and Thursday.
# hospitals - Friday 1 February, 2019
Nurses to meet tomorrow to discuss adding further strike dates
Nurses and midwives held their first 24 hours of a full strike on Wednesday this week.
# hospitals - Wednesday 30 January, 2019
'The relationship between nurses and the HSE is like a bad marriage': Nurses on strike all over country
The dispute centres on pay, conditions and staffing levels.
# hospitals - Monday 14 January, 2019
Most people don't support changing hospital names to remove religious references
Locals recently protested the proposed name change of Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital in Drogheda.
# hospitals - Thursday 10 January, 2019
Psychiatric nurses to strike in February over 'recruitment and retention crisis'
They join members of the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation who are also due to go on strike.
# hospitals - Wednesday 2 January, 2019
'Indiscriminate and widespread destruction': Ambulances repeatedly targeted in Syria
How the ‘weaponisation of healthcare’ is being used as a war tactic.
# hospitals - Monday 24 December, 2018
#WeAreWorking: Doctors and nurses remind Leo of their sacrifices over the Christmas period
Varadkar felt the ire of frontline staff in November this month when he suggested that consultants should not take holidays in the first week of the year.
# hospitals - Saturday 15 December, 2018
Nurses are the victims in 70% of assaults in Irish hospitals
Figures from the HSE show how frequently nursing staff are assaulted.
# hospitals - Monday 26 November, 2018
'People crying in the ward alone': Patients describe their experiences in Irish hospitals
Patients have highlighted issues with communication from their doctors and the discharge process.
# hospitals - Friday 16 November, 2018
Simon Harris acknowledges there is 'more work to be done' as inpatient waiting lists fall across Ireland
The number of patients waiting more than 9 months for treatment has reduced by 38%.
Opinion: 'An enormous burden falls on the shoulders of our nurses in Ireland'
Our healthcare system in Ireland needs our nurses more than ever but measuring their performance has not been a priority, says former INMO General Secretary Liam Doran.
# hospitals - Tuesday 6 November, 2018
Nurses and doctors should not be on Christmas holidays in the first weeks of January - Taoiseach
The Taoiseach says hospitals effectively close down over the Christmas period and that needs to end.
# hospitals - Tuesday 30 October, 2018
'Perfect storm' will see over 1,000 people on trolleys this winter
The IMO has said the situation won’t be due to a “flu crisis”, rather a “failure of policy”.
# hospitals - Thursday 25 October, 2018
HSE reviewing hospitals built by WBS but says there are currently 'no safety concerns'
The company was involved in the construction of the extension to Beaumont Hospital.
# hospitals - Friday 19 October, 2018
Almost 10,000 over-75s left lying on trolleys for more than 24 hours in first eight months of year
Fianna Fáil’s Stephen Donnelly said the situation is far worse than last year.
# hospitals - Monday 1 October, 2018
HSE spent €600,000 last year on debt collectors to chase patients for unpaid bills
The Irish Cancer Society recently called for the government to abolish inpatient charges for cancer patients in the forthcoming Budget.
# hospitals - Friday 31 August, 2018
'Worst August on record' for hospital overcrowding with almost 8,000 on trolleys
The HSE has said it regrets any delays experienced by patients.
# hospitals - Wednesday 29 August, 2018
Hospitals warned about safety of patient trolleys after reports of some malfunctioning
The HPRA said that it is aware of complaints made from an Irish hospital regarding the Tautmann UT10 patient trolley.
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SOME PEOPLE SWEAR by new year’s resolutions, while others find them pointless or just too hard to keep.
We’re now a few weeks into 2020 and for most people plans to give up smoking or join a gym are long forgotten. Experts argue that it can take 66 days to form a new habit or break an old one.
But there are ways to ensure that you achieve your goals, by setting realistic targets or making the resolution part of your routine.
Psychologist Niamh Hannan of MindWorks.ie says the best way to approach changing a habit is with a positive mindset. She recommends you focus on one habit, frame it positively in your mind, and start visualising the success.
So we want to know: Are you sticking to your new year’s resolution?
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