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# died by suicide

'It makes no sense': The HSE does not record the number of suicides at hospitals

Sinn Féin TD Pat Buckley wants the HSE to keep a record of all those who die by suicide in Irish hospitals.

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May 30th 2017, 3:40 PM

# Healthcare

Concern about doctors without specialist training filling consultant posts

Consultants say these doctors do not have the expertise necessary to make the right decisions for patients.

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May 15th 2017, 10:37 AM

# RSVP

Hospital patient 'no shows' are costing the State nearly €12m

Minister of State Catherine Byrne said the administrative cost associated with non-attendance is approximately €25 per patient visit.

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May 4th 2017, 11:52 AM

# record highs

These are the most overcrowded hospitals in the country

There’s been an improvement in Dublin, but things are getting worse in other counties.

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May 3rd 2017, 7:00 AM

# HIQA

Residents' favourite foods withheld: The problems found in Ireland's care services

At one hospital, “patients who were unable to walk did not have access to fresh drinking water”.

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May 2nd 2017, 11:08 AM

# Pricey

Irish hospital car parks charged more than €19.2 million in parking fees in 2016

Cork University Hospital generated €3.1 million in 2016, while the car park at Our Lady’s Children’s Hospital Crumlin raised €464,000 in the same year.

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May 1st 2017, 3:00 PM

# landmark survey

Want to give feedback on your hospital treatment? From today, you can

Patients discharged between now and the end of May will be able to complete the National Patient Experience Survey.

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May 1st 2017, 9:50 AM

# San Bernardino

Two dead, two children critical following elementary school shooting in southern California

The shooting has reportedly resulted from a ‘domestic incident’. The remaining students at the school have been evacuated to another nearby school.

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Apr 10th 2017, 9:00 PM

# Medicine

Older people ending up in hospital due to inappropriate prescriptions

People over the age of 65 are particularly vulnerable to the adverse effects of medicine.

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Mar 22nd 2017, 6:05 AM

# Your Say

Poll: Should the State take over hospitals owned by the Catholic Church?

There have been calls for the hospitals to be handed over, amid criticism in relation to compensation owed to abuse victims.

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Mar 13th 2017, 8:37 AM

# freedom to work

Trainee doctors in the US can work 24-hour shifts under new rules

Groups representing medical students, interns and residents oppose the loosening of work-shift caps.

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Mar 12th 2017, 7:10 AM

# Building Blocks

Simon Harris defends use of prefabs on hospital sites

It is planned that prefabs would be used in order to deal with overcrowding.

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Feb 25th 2017, 7:59 PM

# patient cancellations

An 'appalling' 2,876 surgeries were cancelled last month

In January, 467 surgeries were cancelled at Galway University Hospital alone – most were cancelled by patients.

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Feb 3rd 2017, 6:01 AM

# Trolleywatch

'Groundhog Day' as month begins with 600 people on hospital trolleys

The figure of 601 is just short of the high of 612 patients on trolleys at the beginning of January.

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Feb 2nd 2017, 7:29 AM

# Reality check

Ireland has one of the worst hospital waiting times in Europe

We also ranked the fifth worst for getting value out of the money we put into our healthcare system.

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Jan 30th 2017, 8:15 AM

# Hospital overcrowding

'If this many people were dying in another way, there’d be war over it'

What do doctors and nurses want done to tackle hospital overcrowding and record numbers on trolleys? More beds, for starters.

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Jan 21st 2017, 7:25 AM

# Fatal

The flu has caused 29 deaths and 835 hospitalisations this winter and will remain for up to four weeks

“There is still a significant amount of flu in our community … this is higher than it has been in a number of years.”

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Jan 19th 2017, 1:24 PM

# Hospitals

HSE halves long-term waiting lists, but 1,700 people still waiting 18 months for treatment

Simon Harris welcomed the news, but said more needs to be done.

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Jan 9th 2017, 8:25 PM

# Overcrowding

Alan Kelly says his prediction of 'hell in our hospitals' has come true

He wants private hospital facilities to be used to help ease the pressure on emergency departments in public hospitals.

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Jan 4th 2017, 8:00 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

# inside Irish hospitals

Patients describe nurses 'red in the face' from work and guilt of seeing elderly on trolleys

Over 600 people are still on trolleys in Ireland’s hospitals today, the second highest figure ever recorded.

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Jan 4th 2017, 3:08 PM

# Health

There are currently 612 people waiting for beds in Irish hospitals

The Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation (INMO) says it sets a new record.

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Jan 3rd 2017, 12:37 PM

# Healthcare

Cork hospital so busy since Christmas Day, it's asking people to stay away

There was a huge surge in demand over the Christmas period.

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Jan 2nd 2017, 8:19 AM

# 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

# Trolley Watch

There has actually been a slight drop in people on hospital trolleys this year

While the numbers on trolleys is down 1% this year, figures for November were described as “particularly alarming”.

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Dec 2nd 2016, 9:05 AM

# Waiting Times

The doctor revamping emergency departments in the US has some advice for Irish hospitals

“The patient doesn’t care who pays a salary or what title you have. People on the frontline need to be integrated in the decision making process.”

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Nov 6th 2016, 10:00 PM

# flu epidemic

Alan Kelly wants state access to private hospitals to avoid 'hell in our emergency departments'

Simon Harris is considering the move, but said it wouldn’t be straightforward.

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Oct 19th 2016, 7:53 AM

# AB positive

The Irish Blood Transfusion Service says it is running low on blood

Blood donations in Ireland have fallen 21% in five years, and the IBTS is down to three days’ supply.

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Oct 18th 2016, 9:01 AM

# New global study

Here's a look at the world's 5 big health findings - and how Ireland compares

The most up-to-date analysis on the state of the world’s health has been published which will help identify national health challenges and priorities for intervention.

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Oct 7th 2016, 6:03 AM