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# irish-hospitals - Wednesday 29 December, 2021


# Vaccine Programme
# Vaccine Programme
First vaccination clinics for vulnerable children held as hospitals face pressure due to Covid
Updated Dec 29th 2021, 4:45 PM 90,707 Views 104 Comments
• 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.
• Omicron is 'running rife in our communities' but has not yet peaked, HSE boss says
• New Year parties given go-ahead in England as UK splits over Omicron controls

# irish-hospitals - Sunday 10 October, 2021



# Sláintecare

# Sláintecare

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

Oct 10th 2021, 7:30 PM 48,314 Views 93 Comments

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

# irish-hospitals - Monday 11 December, 2017



# Patient Safety

# Patient Safety

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

Dec 11th 2017, 2:37 PM 12,567 Views 49 Comments

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

# irish-hospitals - Friday 8 December, 2017



# Irish Hospitals

# Irish Hospitals

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

Dec 8th 2017, 11:46 AM 10,713 Views 38 Comments

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

# irish-hospitals - Monday 3 July, 2017



# Simon Harris

# Simon Harris

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

Jul 3rd 2017, 11:36 AM 9,261 Views 31 Comments

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

# irish-hospitals - Tuesday 1 December, 2015



# Concerning

# Concerning

This superbug is on the rise in Irish hospitals

Dec 1st 2015, 1:29 PM 14,901 Views 16 Comments

MSSA is a much less threatening bacteria than MRSA.

# irish-hospitals - Monday 12 January, 2015



# Nation's Health

# Nation's Health

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

Jan 12th 2015, 8:53 AM 8,362 Views 25 Comments

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

# irish-hospitals - Tuesday 11 February, 2014



# Weight Loss

# Weight Loss

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

Feb 11th 2014, 6:12 PM 23,602 Views 49 Comments

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

# irish-hospitals - Tuesday 22 October, 2013



# Perinatal Deaths

# Perinatal Deaths

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

Oct 22nd 2013, 10:15 AM 9,214 Views 21 Comments

Stillbirths accounted for 318 of the total number.

# irish-hospitals - Monday 30 September, 2013



# Health

# Health

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

Sep 30th 2013, 9:15 PM 6,418 Views 32 Comments

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.

# irish-hospitals - Tuesday 9 October, 2012



# HSE

# HSE

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

Oct 9th 2012, 5:50 PM 6,520 Views 9 Comments

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

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