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Leopardstown Park Hospital celebrates its centenary

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Leopardstown Park Hospital in Dublin is celebrating its centenary during 2017 and on Saturday June 17, the hospital community celebrated in style, writes Adrian...

New Chair for Tallaght Hospital

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Mr. Liam Dowdall has been appointed the new Chairman of the Board of Tallaght Hospital., Dublin. He has been a Non-Executive Director of the Hospital...

Affordable access to new medicines

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Health Minister, Mr. Simon Harris has encouraged all EU Health Ministers to work together to secure affordable access to new medicines for patients. Minister Harris...

Numbers of Irish going to UK for abortion

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A total of 3,265 women and girls gave Irish addresses at abortion clinics in England and Wales last year, according to statistics for 2016...

Opt-out consent system for organ donation

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The Government has approved the preparation of the General Scheme and Heads of a Human Tissue Bill, giving the Minister for Health, Simon Harris...

Emergency Hormonal Contraception

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Health Minister, Simon Harris, has signed a statutory instrument changing access to emergency hormonal contraception (EHC) for medical card holders. From the beginning of this...

Chair of Oversight Group

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Mr Hugh Kane has been appointed Chair of the Oversight Group to oversee the next stages of the review of A Vision for Change. A...

Pilot nursing skill mix project extended

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The Framework for Safe Nurse Staffing and Skill Mix, which had been operating on a pilot basis in six hospital wards, was showing real...

Protection of Life During Pregnancy Act

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Twenty-five medical procedures were carried out last year under the Protection of Life During Pregnancy Act 2013, according to its third annual report, which...

Over 7,000 safeguarding concerns raised

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A total of 7,884 safeguarding concerns were managed by the HSE’s National Safeguarding Office last year, according to the first annual data it has...

National Forensic Mental Health Service complex

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The construction contract has been signed, for the new multi-million euro National Forensic Mental Health Service (NFMHS) complex, at Portrane in Dublin. The new 130-bed...

New health quarter for Tallaght

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Funding has been confirmed and work has started on a new venture between Tallaght Hospital and the HSE. The Simms Building is a four storey...

New cataract unit opened at RVEEH

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A new cataract unit, which will have capacity to perform an additional 3,000 cataract procedures annually has been opened at the Royal Victoria Eye...

Mental health issues for spousal carers

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High levels of mental health issues such as depression and anxiety which could have an impact on their confidence, as carers was found in...

Bon Secours Care Village

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The Rosheen Suite

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The Rosheen Suite, the family rooms in the Adult Emergency Department at Tallaght Hospital, Dublin have been redeveloped with the generous support of the...

Electronic patient management system

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Staff at St Michael’s Hospital in Dun Laoghaire, Ireland, now have real-time oversight of a patient’s journey through its emergency department, thanks to an...

Impact of Social Media on LGBT Community

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Growing numbers of LGBT people are choosing to come out online, according to the LGBT Helpline, the national support service for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual...

HTA on HPV vaccination of boys

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HIQA has agreed to undertake a health technology assessment (HTA) on extending the national immunisation schedule to include human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination of boys....

Public consultation on home care services

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A public consultation on home care services has been announced by Health Minister Simon Harris and Minister of State for Mental Health and Older...
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