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# Stephen Donnelly

This week
21st July 2024 - 27th July 2024
Women to access pregnancy sickness meds through GP from August under HSE deal
Up until now Cariban had to be prescribed by a consultant, which was for a barrier to many women.
Christina Finn
25 Jul
7.8k
Last week
14th July 2024 - 27th July 2024
Minister for health announces expanded flu vaccination programme to ease 'burden' on hospitals
15 Jul
14.5k
This month
July 2024
Hospital consultants working more hours but seeing fewer patients now than 2016 projections
12 Jul
7.3k
0
Parents' group calls on Minister to disband board of Children's Health Ireland
6 Jul
12.4k
Fund to cut children's spinal surgery wait lists was not used as intended, says Martin
4 Jul
11.9k
33
Free contraception now available for women aged 32-35
1 Jul
9.2k
Last month
June 2024
Expanding free IVF scheme to include couples who use donor materials is 'priority', says minister
28 Jun
6.4k
11
Emotional scenes outside Leinster House as landmark surrogacy and fertility legislation passes
5 hrs ago
20.1k
14
Overhaul of Ireland's mental health law further delayed despite Govt promises for progress
18 hrs ago
6.2k
18
Law banning sale of tobacco products to under 21s won't take effect until 2028
Updated 25 Jun
11.6k
109
Up to 28,000 babies to be offered RSV vaccine this autumn
18 Jun
8.6k
0
UCD professor Mary Horgan named interim Chief Medical Officer following departure of Breda Smyth
11 Jun
10.9k
5
May
May 2024
Landmark surrogacy legislation passes final stage in Dáil
Updated 29 May
17.5k
31
Plans for long-awaited digital health records goes to Cabinet with push to end paper-based system
21 May
10.0k
Plans to increase the legal smoking age to 21 have been approved - but vapes aren't included
Updated 14 May
8.3k
36
Second emergency department in Mid-West region to be considered to ease pressure on UHL
Updated 9 May
16.6k
39
Two surgical hubs in Dublin due to begin treating patients later this year
7 May
21.3k
30
April
April 2024
Support team to begin work ‘immediately’ to address overcrowding at University Hospital Limerick
30 Apr
8.3k
Cabinet to sign off on one-year lease extension for Citywest accommodation centre
16 Apr
11.2k
19
Health Minister ‘fully expects’ long-delayed children’s hospital to be completed this year
11 Apr
12.4k
49
GPs at ED doors and fast build beds: The HSE and Donnelly's plan to tackle UHL's overcrowding
4 Apr
13.3k
32
'Significant progress' made on patient outcomes, but cervical screening uptake still below target
1 Apr
11.6k
13
This year
2024
Adverts for vapes will be banned from areas where children are present under new laws
31 Mar
10.3k
66
Nolan awaiting Covid inquiry terms of reference before saying he will be engaging with it
14 Mar
8.5k
Over 300,000 people to be offered measles catch-up vaccine under new plans
4 Mar
9.2k
19
Maximum validity of prescriptions extended to one year, as govt aims to reduce pressure on GPs
1 Mar
18.9k
26
Pledge made 7 years ago that children wouldn't wait on scoliosis surgery has been broken, Dáil hears
28 Feb
5.0k
7
Taoiseach accused of 'callous broken promises' over spinal surgery delays for children
Updated 21 Feb
11.3k
36
Investigation launched after death of second teenage girl at University Hospital Limerick
20 Feb
46.8k
Purpose-built apartment blocks for healthcare staff such as junior doctors must be considered, says Donnelly
7 Feb
18.0k
90
Donnelly to tell Cabinet probability of introduction and spread of measles in Ireland is high
There have been increasing numbers of measles cases notified in Europe since the beginning of 2023.
MMR vaccine uptake in Ireland is currently below the World Health Organization (WHO) recommended target uptake.
The HSE is exploring developing a proposal for an MMR catch-up programme in Leaving Cert pupils.
It may also expand to college students.
Hayley Halpin
6 Feb
12.7k
72
Labour criticises Govt as just 3% of those deemed eligible for GP visit card avail of scheme
5 Feb
15.7k
45
Donnelly to progress Bill allowing pharmacists to dispense some medicines without prescription
23 Jan
19.6k
11
Stephen Donnelly ‘not satisfied’ with management of patient flow at overcrowded hospitals
12 Jan
24.3k
41
Donnelly defends preventing Aoife Johnston's family any input into inquiry's terms of reference
5 Jan
11.8k
Last year
2023
Long-awaited cardiac care review to be published next year, says minister
31 Dec 2023
7.1k
12
Donnelly: 'Children waiting for spinal surgeries have been failed by their own country'
28 Dec 2023
8.1k
34
'Not going to be like the UK one': Donnelly expecting different tone to Ireland's Covid inquiry
26 Dec 2023
12.4k
More 'blitz clinics' needed as minister says hospital waiting lists will continue to fall
22 Dec 2023
11.0k
2
Boosting staff numbers in community teams for children with disabilities 'top priority', says minister
22 Dec 2023
6.7k
23
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