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Tuesday 3 October 2023 Dublin: 14°C

# HSE

May
May 2023
# 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”.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Apr 26th 2023, 4:02 PM
# Dispute
National Ambulance Service personnel to ballot on strike action
The dispute centres around proposed new work structures.
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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.
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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”.
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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”.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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.
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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.
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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.
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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’.
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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.
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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.
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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.
Landlords issued more than 4,300 notices to quit in final quarter of 2022, new figures show
'100% incorrect': Taoiseach denies claim he overruled Housing Minister to end the eviction ban
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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.
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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.
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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”.
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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.
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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
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Mar 27th 2023, 8:13 PM
# sexual health
Call to consider including advice for over-40s in new sexual health strategy
An independent review has made 32 recommendations on how to advance Ireland’s sexual health and wellbeing.
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Mar 27th 2023, 3:26 PM
# Health
Donnelly to introduce legislation to abolish in-patient charges in public hospitals
The bill will remove the acute public in-patient charge of €80 per day, up to a maximum of €800 in a year, for public patients in all public hospitals.
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Mar 22nd 2023, 6:30 AM
# Cystic Fibrosis
HSE approves use of life-changing Cystic Fibrosis drug for 35 children previously excluded
Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly said it was a “very welcome development”.
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Mar 21st 2023, 6:54 PM
# Norovirus
Public urged to be aware of winter vomiting bug symptoms as cases rise
In the first 10 weeks of 2023, there have been 394 cases of norovirus recorded.
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Mar 21st 2023, 8:41 AM
# Southeast
Appeals for plan to cope with waiting lists as Wexford A&E could remain shut for six months
While services have been resuming at the hospital, its emergency department remains closed.
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Mar 21st 2023, 6:00 AM
THE MORNING LEAD
‘Shouting into a black hole’: Chronic delays to autism services failing children
A report by
Niall Sargent
Families left in limbo as hundreds of vacancies in HSE teams impact capacity to provide autism support.
Noteworthy investigates multi-year waiting lists for therapy and the devastating impacts on families
Over 700 vacancies remain across the 91 teams responsible for providing autism services
Expert: "The reality is the system is broken"
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Mar 20th 2023, 12:05 AM
# Paddy's Day
HSE issues warning about ‘additional pressure’ on emergency departments over St Patrick’s weekend
The HSE’s chief operations officer said St Patrick’s weekend ‘historically brings additional pressure’.
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Mar 15th 2023, 2:34 PM
# legal strategy
HSE apologies: Advocates call for 'change of culture' to stop long court battles for families
Solicitors said the HSE’s actions on numerous medical negligence cases harm the ‘healing process’ for families.
Medical negligence solicitors claim that the HSE's strategy on cases remains "deny and defend".
One solicitor summarised the approach as "you deal with it when you have to deal with it".
The HSE says its open disclosure policy reflects the primacy of the rights of patients.
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Mar 14th 2023, 12:01 AM
# Coronavirus
HSE to launch survey to measure prevalence of long Covid in Ireland
People in Longford, Westmeath, Laois, Offaly, Kildare, West Wicklow and south Dublin will be invited to take part in the survey.
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Mar 13th 2023, 4:51 PM
# contact tracing
Covid Tracker app expected to be 'decommissioned' by this summer
The app cost €811,227 to launch with over €100,000 spent on support and development in the six months after it launched.
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Mar 10th 2023, 6:00 AM
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