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# slaintecare - Wednesday 18 December, 2019
HSE consultants will be offered €250k wage if they focus 100% on public work and drop private practice
The new contract for consultant doctors offers increased pay levels of up to €222,460, rising further to €252,150 by July 2022.
# slaintecare - Tuesday 8 October, 2019
Health changes: Drug payment scheme reduced and medical card threshold for over-70s increased
The total budget for the sector has been increased to €17.4 billion.
# slaintecare - Monday 2 September, 2019
Consultants say removing private care from public hospitals is ignoring 'the elephant in the room'
The Irish Hospital Consultants Association has said capacity issues need to be urgently addressed.
# slaintecare - Wednesday 17 July, 2019
Harris says HSE can't continue in its current form and announces return of six regional healthcare areas
Harris described today’s announcement as the biggest restructuring of the HSE in 15 years .
# slaintecare - Friday 28 June, 2019
New HSE board meets for the first time
Health Minister Simon Harris announced earlier this year that he would re-establish a board to oversee the HSE.
# slaintecare - Thursday 23 May, 2019
Minister for Health to investigate reports of private entrance to National Children's Hospital
It emerged this month that the facility will be built to honour a 2008 contract with consultants.
# slaintecare - Wednesday 3 October, 2018
TV presenter Brendan Courtney appointed to Sláintecare implementation council
Sláintecare is the cross-party plan to overhaul the Irish health service over ten years.
# slaintecare - Wednesday 8 August, 2018
Patients to be told how long they'll spend on a waiting list under new 'guarantee' scheme
The waiting list guarantee policy will kick in next year.
# slaintecare - Wednesday 18 July, 2018
Doctors say emergency departments are 'death zones' due to overcrowding
The Irish Medical Organisation has said that additional resources are needed immediately.
# slaintecare - Thursday 12 July, 2018
Woman who led Temple Bar's 1990s revival chosen to lead Irish healthcare's transformation
Laura Magahy has led some other major Irish projects over the years.
# slaintecare - Friday 12 January, 2018
Do you have what it takes to reform the Irish health service? You can apply for this job
The government needs someone to drive the 10-year plan to transform how healthcare is delivered in Ireland.
# slaintecare - Tuesday 30 May, 2017
'A watershed moment': TDs have come up with a plan to radically change the healthcare system
The report on the Future of Healthcare is set to be published today.
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Poll: Will you watch a religious service online over Easter?
PEOPLE AROUND IRELAND are staying at home as much as possible, bar essential workers, or cocooning if necessary due to official guidelines aimed at preventing the spread of Covid-19.
Many people who planned to attend religious services to mark Easter over the coming days will be unable to do so as a result of the restrictions.
A number of places of worship have started to stream masses or other services online in recent weeks so people can pray remotely with their community if they so wish.
We want to know: Will you watch a religious service online over Easter?
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Tom Clonan: Ireland's ICU guidelines for Covid-19 must safeguard people with disabilities
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Embracing the new normal after the Covid-19 shutdown - notes from a Kerryman in China
By Greg McDonough
Teaching during the Covid-19 crisis: Four weeks in, the novelty has given way to inertia for some students
By Anonymous Teacher
Wellness Wednesday: Mother Nature can help us cope with Covid-19 confinement. Time to walk, look and meditate!
By Gerry Raftery
Mindfulness teacher Gerry Raftery says Spring brings us much-needed stillness and simplicity.
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