# irish hospitals

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2022

# Ukraine

Five injured Ukrainian soldiers flown to Ireland by air ambulance

It’s the first time that Ukrainian soldiers have been brought to Ireland from the conflict.

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Jun 12th 2022, 7:35 PM

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# vaccine programme

First vaccination clinics for vulnerable children held as hospitals face pressure due to Covid

The number of people in hospital with Covid jumped by 75 overnight.

There were 16,959 positive swabs reported today by the Department of Health

The booster programme hit the milestone of 2,000,000 doses administered.

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Dec 29th 2021, 4:45 PM

Voices

Professor Ronán Collins: Why do we put up with the state of our hospitals?

The consultant geriatrician says the hospital model of care in Ireland is broken and Sláintecare doesn’t seem fit to fix it.

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Oct 10th 2021, 7:30 PM

# patient safety

Majority of patients wait longer than six hours in an emergency department to be seen by a doctor

The results of the first ever National Patient Experience Survey show that long waiting times continue to be a problem in Irish hospitals.

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Dec 11th 2017, 2:37 PM

# irish hospitals

One in five women doctors in Ireland claim to have been sexually harassed

Bully and sexual harassment remain common in Ireland’s medical workplaces, according to the IMO.

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Dec 8th 2017, 11:46 AM

# Simon Harris

Calls for patients to give feedback on their experience in Irish hospitals

Overcrowding in Irish hospitals increased in the first three months of 2017.

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Jul 3rd 2017, 11:36 AM

# concerning

This superbug is on the rise in Irish hospitals

MSSA is a much less threatening bacteria than MRSA.

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Dec 1st 2015, 1:29 PM

# nation's health

Jump in flu cases and doctor changeover: The 'straw that breaks the camel's back'?

The INMO said the overcrowding situation in Irish hospitals is getting worse.

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Jan 12th 2015, 8:53 AM

# Weight Loss

Link between anorexia and dental braces needs to be explored - report

A study of the condition in an Irish hospital found that it is developing a younger age and becoming more common in males

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Feb 11th 2014, 6:12 PM

# perinatal deaths

First ever audit of stillbirths and deaths of young babies records 491 cases in 2011

Stillbirths accounted for 318 of the total number.

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Oct 22nd 2013, 10:15 AM

# Health

Taking aspirin to prevent recurrent heart attacks 'ineffective for 1 in 5'

A study by the Irish Heart Foundation shows that for 1 in 5 people taking the drug as a preventative measure, it might be ineffective.

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Sep 30th 2013, 9:15 PM

# HSE

Over 85,000 'adverse events' recorded by HSE in 2011

The numbers include almost 10,000 incidents of violence, harassment, aggression and abuse.

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Oct 9th 2012, 5:50 PM