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# HSE

Female junior doctors repeatedly penalised by medical training system
Women make up more than half the trainee doctor workforce but criticise lack of support for pregnancy and family life.
Investigation by Noteworthy finds women delaying or leaving specialist training
Some doctors are not entitled to maternity pay when doing training-related research
Irish Medical Organisation: “Without support, women will drop out of medicine”
This week
24th March 2024 - 28th March 2024
Children 'suffering' as life-changing surgery delayed at Temple Street after spinal controversy
Parents and a consultant have raised concerns about the impact of long waiting lists on children’s quality of life.
Several hundred children are currently waiting for spinal and orthoepaedic surgery at Temple Street
Many children who require time-sensitive surgery have been waiting for months
The hospital has been embroiled in controversy since it emerged that one child died and others suffered serious post-surgery complications
Last week
17th March 2024 - 23rd March 2024
'One person on a trolley is too much' says HSE CEO as 638 patients currently waiting for a bed
Three more measles cases confirmed in latest weekly figures
Tullamore hospital unable to carry out hip or knee replacements as facility's A&E overrun
It could take over 60 years to set up enough early intervention psychosis teams, TD warns
This month
March 2024
One new case of measles confirmed in Ireland, the fifth this year
Four measles cases now confirmed in Ireland
Poll: How much exercise do you get each week?
HSE says ‘misconfiguration’ of Covid vaccine dataset did not result in ‘unauthorised viewing’ of data
Two and a half hours of exercise a week will improve adults' health, new HSE guidelines say
Ministers met with Grace case inquiry to voice unhappiness with the pace of work and delays
Former minister says he is ‘horrified’ with the continuous delays of the inquiry.
The Grace case concerns a young woman with profound intellectual disabilities who was left in a foster home in the Waterford area for almost 20 years despite a succession of sexual and physical abuse allegations.
The latest six month extension means the final report will not be complete until September 2024, over five years beyond its original deadline.
450 cancelled operations in UHL hospitals so far this year is 'not acceptable', HSE chief says
Government grants yet another extension to Grace case inquiry
Government approves funding for measles catch-up vaccine programme
Last month
February 2024
Senior HSE executive to receive redundancy package of nearly €400,000
Nine suspected, no confirmed cases of measles in latest weekly figures
St John of God reaches an agreement with the HSE over provision of services
Review launched at University Hospital Limerick following woman's death one day after losing baby
Donnelly asks HSE to undo cuts to allowances as breast cancer survivors voice anger on Liveline
Varadkar seeks to reassure St John of God service users they will be 'protected'
St John of God service users ‘alarmed’ by proposed transfer to HSE due to funding issues
St John of God services to be transferred to HSE by mid-August ‘due to insufficient funding’
Three suspected and one confirmed case of measles reported in latest weekly figures
HSE tells Assisted Dying Committee there are already 'significant' supports for 'dying in a dignified way'
Measles contact tracing begins as HSE issues advice over potential exposure to virus
St John of God services to be transferred to HSE unless extra funding is granted
The SJOG board is due to meet today to discuss its €32.5 million deficit.
SJOG is one of the biggest providers of intellectual disability and mental health services in the country
Staff have been informed that, unless extra funding is received, the process of transferring services will begin
The board said they are "doing all in our power to prevent this eventuality" but are running out of options
Nine suspected measles cases reported in Ireland
Two or more cases of measles are classed as an outbreak.
Seven of these cases have been defined as 'possible' measles, while two are listed as 'probable' measles
The suspected cases, all involving children aged nine and younger, were reported between 28 January and 3 February
Yesterday it was confirmed that a man in Leinster died after contracting measles
Missed appointments during pandemic a factor in lower measles vaccine uptake, HSE says
Adult with confirmed measles case dies in hospital in the Dublin and Midlands Health Region
University Hospital Limerick is having the worst day for overcrowding in any Irish hospital since 2006
Galway University Hospital accepts failings in care of 49-year-old woman who died of breast cancer
HSE approves seven ‘life-enhancing’ medicines for rare but debilitating conditions
HSE asks public to consider all care options before presenting at emergency departments
Labour criticises Govt as just 3% of those deemed eligible for GP visit card avail of scheme
January
January 2024
Future of St John of God care facilities in limbo as charity faces ongoing financial crisis
640 patients without beds as HSE warns public to avoid emergency departments if possible
Dublin Simon Community’s ‘first-of-a-kind’ health and addiction care facility to open mid-year
HRB: Evidence to support medicinal cannabis use for most conditions is 'inconsistent at best'
Doctors to inform men taking sodium valproate of risks to unborn children