# HSE

Last week

28th May 2023 - 3rd June 2023

# Drug Testing

97 drug samples surrendered for testing at Life Festival

The testing initiative aims to reduce drug-related harm at festivals.

14.3k

Fri 6:09 PM

# roster tensions

It is 'inevitable' the health service will have to move to a seven-day roster, Tánaiste says

HSE chief Bernard Gloster said last week he is seeking to introduce a “permanent” seven-day working roster for hospital staff.

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar also said a seven-day roster is something the government will be discussing with the healthcare unions.

The INMO on Wednesday revealed that 11,856 people were without hospital beds in May.

10.9k

Fri 2:24 PM

# Cork

'Where will mum go?' Families panic following Cork nursing home's Fair Deal exit

Sheila Healy is turning 96 next month. Her children don’t know where she will be living come her birthday.

19.5k

Thu 9:00 AM

# new children's hospital

'Not in interest of the State' to share estimates of Children's Hospital final cost

The Minister said that rising costs for the hospital will not impact other healthcare facility projects, despite the HSE warning that it will.

11.8k

Tue 2:35 PM

# lda

Planning permission granted for 852 new homes on site of former Central Mental Hospital

Initially, the Land Development Agency planned to deliver 1,200 new housing units, including a 14-storey apartment block.

16.9k

Tue 1:31 PM

# healthcare workers

Over 800 nurses and midwives assaulted in first three months of 2023

Over 62% of all assaults reported to the HSE in the first quarter were carried out against nurses and midwives.

13.8k

May 28th 2023, 3:18 PM

Last month

May 2023

THE MORNING LEAD

No funding being provided this year for development of more HSE eating disorder services

A report by

Hayley Halpin

Sinn Féin’s Mark Ward said there is “a lack of ambition and political will to deliver services that are so badly needed in our health system”.

The HSE confirmed there is no additional funding to develop new eating disorder teams in this year's National Service Plan.

Ward has said "there cannot be another Budget Day with no additional spending on eating disorder services".

6.9k

May 23rd 2023, 12:05 AM

# lgbt healthcare

Healthcare workers have positive attitudes towards LGBT+ people but lack training, study shows

The HSE now has ‘Rainbow Badges’ to help pateints identify LGBTQ-friendly staff.

5.5k

May 22nd 2023, 12:26 PM

# Limerick Review

HSE boss agrees to independent review of circumstances of Limerick hospital death

Eve Cleary, aged 21, died at University Hospital Limerick four hours after she had been discharged from the hospital on a wheelchair and in pain.

14.4k

May 19th 2023, 3:52 PM

# psycho-oncology

HSE to launch psychological supports for young people with cancer

Each year almost 400 people in Ireland under the age of 24 are diagnosed with cancer.

3.4k

May 17th 2023, 11:32 AM

# cyber crime

'Is anyone else terrified?': Doctors concerned as GPs are targets of ransomware attacks monthly

One doctor said that trying to avoid getting hit by hackers is like trying to “jay walk down the quays in Dublin”.

20.3k

Updated

May 14th 2023, 7:30 AM

# GP shortage

GPs say new medical card holders will struggle to get seen in midst of 'workforce crisis'

The Medical Director of the ICGP said GPs are facing a serious workforce shortage.

20.4k

May 13th 2023, 10:05 PM

# Covid-19

Over 100 faulty ventilators ordered by HSE in March 2020 still in storage amid legal dispute

The HSE is currently seeking to recoup €22.3 million for faulty and undelivered ventilators.

11.5k

Updated

May 11th 2023, 3:17 PM

# Industrial Action

Ambulance workers vote for strike action over delays to proposed pay reforms

A proposed new pay scale has not been implemented despite negotiations.

7.7k

May 7th 2023, 3:13 PM

# hse recruitment

HSE kept recruiting nurses from African countries added to WHO list of vulnerable workforces

The Vice President of Zimbabwe has called international recruitment of healthcare workers a crime against humanity.

30.7k

May 5th 2023, 5:54 PM

# HSE

Donnelly in talks on establishing 'hospital-linked' accommodation for migrant nurses

The Health Minister said that he has spoken with hospital management about setting up accommodation for overseas staff in particular.

12.4k

May 5th 2023, 3:04 PM

# INMO

'I was punched in the face': ED nurse on why there's no appetite for strike but it may be 'only way'

Dublin-based nurse Moira Wynne said that the lack of homecare for older people is affecting the entire health service.

20.5k

Updated

May 4th 2023, 10:40 PM

# INMO

Nurses to vote on potential strike action as HSE and Government roll out new promises

The INMO Executive Council said that a fully funded staffing plan is needed to avoid the “catastrophic impact” of last winter.

6.7k

May 4th 2023, 1:44 PM

# staffing crisis

More than seven in ten Irish nurses have considered quitting their jobs - INMO survey

Nurses mainly wanted to leave their workplace due to stress, while many also reported experiencing aggressive behaviour.

7.1k

May 3rd 2023, 12:23 PM

# Your Say

Poll: Would you be happy for your pharmacist to treat minor ailments?

It is understood that the project is still at an early stage.

28.0k

May 2nd 2023, 9:42 AM

April

April 2023

# booster vaccine

HSE launch spring Covid-19 booster programme for older and immunocompromised people

The booster programme is aimed to be completed by the end of May.

17.9k

Apr 28th 2023, 8:16 AM

# Women's Health

Total withdrawal of partner access in maternity hospitals 'not appropriate', says HSE

Campaigners have criticised how partners continue to be restricted in attending appointments in some hospitals.

29.7k

Updated

Apr 26th 2023, 4:02 PM

# Dispute

National Ambulance Service personnel to ballot on strike action

The dispute centres around proposed new work structures.

6.6k

Apr 24th 2023, 6:00 AM

# Infection Control

Mater Hospital nurse up for global award on leading change in infection control after pandemic

Jincy Jerry, a nursing manager who has an autistic son, says she experiences the health service from both sides.

31.4k

Apr 21st 2023, 9:42 PM

# Robert Watt

Donnelly found out 'yesterday' that Robert Watt tried to email him about Holohan secondment

He said that he handed his phone and laptop over for a week due to a “security issue”.

28.1k

Apr 20th 2023, 6:22 PM

# Abortion Services

Donnelly: 'Unacceptable' that abortion services are not available in all maternity hospitals

The Health Minister also said that the review of Irish abortion law would be published “very shortly”.

8.7k

Apr 20th 2023, 12:14 PM

# mask wearing

Health unions seek urgent meeting with HSE on end of mandatory mask wearing in hospitals

There are concerns that lifting mandatory mask wearing could cause “friction” between those with different views in already overcrowded hospital wards.

13.5k

Apr 19th 2023, 1:40 PM

# pandemic

Rollout of pandemic bonus has had errors but is largely complete, says Donnelly

A total of €208 million in tax-free pandemic bonus payments has been issued, the health minister said.

8.3k

Apr 19th 2023, 1:23 PM

THE MORNING LEAD

Indian nurses recruited by HSE wait months in Ireland without their children before starting work

A report by

Eimer McAuley

Twenty-nine migrant nurses who were recruited to one Dublin hospital were promised six weeks of paid accommodation, and then told they would have to leave after a week on arrival.

One mother-of-two from India hasn't been able to find a house to rent so her family can join her, Eimer McAuley reports.

47.5k

Apr 19th 2023, 12:00 AM

# Eviction

Galway surgeon speaks of terror after landlord lunged at him with circular saw

The landlord was attempting to saw through the door with the charged power tool, claiming he was owed rent money.

97.0k

Apr 18th 2023, 8:55 PM

# Cork City

Overcrowding in Cork city hospitals described as 'out of control' and 'dangerous'

Overcrowding records were broken today in both Cork University Hospital and Mercy University Hospital.

9.4k

Updated

Apr 18th 2023, 3:05 PM

# Ombudsman

HSE 'refused or delayed' repayments to some patients who got essential medical treatment abroad

The Ombudsman said patients felt the schemes to be ‘unforgiving and lacking in empathy when it came to administrative errors’.

16.0k

Apr 18th 2023, 6:00 AM

# pay talks

Pay talks: Additional money for HSE funded agencies 'must go on worker's pay, not admin costs'

Trade unions are set to push the State to reclassify agency healthcare workers as public servants.

16.9k

Apr 16th 2023, 10:00 PM

# Hospital overcrowding

Consultants say staffing plan is needed for €1 billion hospital bed-building initiative to work

The IHCA has said that there is a danger this plan will fall at the first hurdle is it is not accompanied with a time-bound staffing plan.

8.3k

Apr 6th 2023, 2:00 PM

THE MORNING LEAD

'We've seen more working people and others who wouldn't be homeless in normal circumstances'

A report by

David MacRedmond

While some have predicted a sudden, large increase in homelessness after the lifting of the eviction ban, others say the increase will be more gradual.

Homeless charities have spoken about the breadth of people being affected by the housing crisis.

Depaul has detailed concerns over people's access to medical care.

Elderly people are at particular risk of becoming homeless after eviction.

16.4k

Apr 6th 2023, 12:02 AM

# Bird Flu

HSE urges public to avoid handling 'sick and dead birds' due to risk posed by bird flu

No cases of bird flu infection caused illness have been observed in the EU, but they have been recorded in other countries.

7.5k

Apr 5th 2023, 6:39 PM

# finger prick test

Hepatitis C home testing kits are now available for free from HSE

People will be able to order the testing kit online at the HSE’s new Hepatitis C online service.

7.9k

Apr 5th 2023, 11:28 AM

March

March 2023

# CervicalCheck

All CervicalCheck samples to be tested in US after Irish lab has accreditation suspended

The National Cervical Screening Laboratory lost its accreditation due to “administrative delays”.

19.2k

Mar 30th 2023, 6:52 PM

# MMR

Parents urged to check children are vaccinated against measles before travelling during Easter

The HSE is advising parents to make sure children are up to date with their MMR vaccines if they are travelling abroad.

16.0k

Mar 29th 2023, 5:35 PM

# Coronavirus

Covid-19 testing centres to close nationally, as testing no longer needed for 'vast majority'

Both PCR and antigen testing will continue to be used by doctors in hospitals and general practices

19.3k

Mar 27th 2023, 8:13 PM