Yearly Archives: 2017

Patient Experience Survey Results in December

The results of Ireland’s first ever National Patient Experience Survey are expected to be published by the end of the year. National, Hospital Group,...

Low uptake on bowel screening

Only 40 per cent of the eligible population are taking part in the free bowel screening programme, despite early detection providing the best chance...

Total of 280 organ transplants last year

A total of 280 organ transplants were carried out in Ireland last year. This marks the second highest yearly performance achieved, with an average rate...

Tobacco packs to lose all branding

Legislation for the standardised packaging of tobacco is to come into force in September 2017. This follows the signing of the commencement order by Minister...

Support services for bipolar disorder

The, mental health organisation Aware has called for increased education, awareness and advocacy against the social stigma of mental health conditions, in particular bipolar...

Irish Paediatric Heart Transplants

Discussions are understood to be underway on the introduction of a paediatric heart transplant programme in Ireland. The three to five children who need a...

Increase in STIs in 2016

There was a 10 per cent increase in the number of sexually transmitted infections in 2016, according to preliminary figures from the HSE’s Health...

Minister opens Praxis Care Day Service

The Minister of State for Disabilities, Finian McGrath T.D., today opened the Praxis Care Day Service in Clongriffin, North Dublin. The Service will help...

DoH Unit Developing Homecare Scheme

A dedicated unit has been established within the Department of Health to progress the development of a new statutory homecare scheme as a matter...

Polls finds poor health and social care services

A major new national opinion poll carried out by Red C on behalf of HIQA has found that 63% of people in Ireland have...

When to have “the talk” with your parents

Less than half (45%) of adult children have had conversations about ageing issues with their senior parents, according to a survey conducted by the...

Supervised Injecting Facility Bill Passed

The Misuse of Drugs (Supervised Injecting Facilities) Bill 2017 which will allow the Minister for Health to issue a licence, with conditions, to operate...

Over 9,000 children to receive medical card

Approximately 9,800 children who receive a Domiciliary Care Allowance, and who did not previously qualify for a medical card, are expected to receive one...

Accessing new medicines

Ireland is to work with other EU Countries to secure affordable access to new medicines for Irish patients. The Valletta Declaration, signed this month by...

Resource for families of gender diverse and transgender children

A new online education resource to help families of gender diverse children and transgender young people has been researched and designed by academics in...

SAME OLD, SAME OLD!

It seemed like a good idea at the time. Appoint a committee of Oireachtas members and ask them, within a defined time period, to come up with a cross party approach to reforming our health services over the coming ten years. That could only happen successfully by adopting a ‘new politics’ approach, writes Denis Doherty.

Leadership Crisis In Irish Health Service

A crisis in leadership exists at all levels in the Irish health service and there has been a lack of support for leadership development, according to “Towards 2026,” a major report on the future direction of Irish healthcare. Maureen Browne reports.

We must develop new way to pay for our health service

From a longer term perspective, it was clear that a new way of paying for Ireland’s health services would have to be developed and implemented, according to the Deloitte 2017 Global Health Care Outlook, “Taking Ireland’s Pulse.” Maureen Browne reports.

Exciting innovations in the Ambulance Service

Exciting innovations were being introduced in the Irish ambulance service, with more planned, to provide services for the radically altered society we could expect by 2030, Dr. Cathal O’Donnell, Medical Director of the National Ambulance Service told a meeting of HMI South in the Erinville Hospital, Cork last Wednesday. Maureen Browne reports.

Will State receive money from sale of hospital sites?

There is now major uncertainty over whether the State – which is planning to spend in the region of €1.3 bn on building the new maternity and the new children’s hospital and its satellite units – will receive any money from the multi million sale of the existing hospital sites at Crumlin, Temple Street and Holles Street. Maureen Browne reports.

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