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Record number of transplants in 2017

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There was a record number of organ donors and transplants in 2017 when there were 311 transplants from 150 donors. This was an increase on...

Free GP care for over 14,000 carers

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The Government has approved the drafting of legislation which will allow over 14,000 carers to benefit from free GP care. The Bill will  provide for...

Tallaght University Hospital Foundation

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The Tallaght University Hospital Foundation  has been established to support, promote and enhance the services provided by the Hospital. Ronan Foley, Chief Executive of the...

Poverty linked to significant physical mobility reduction

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Researchers with The Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing (TILDA) have discovered that low socio-economic status is linked as strongly with reduced physical function in...

HIQA HTA to inform primary care antibiotic prescribing

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Work has started on HIQA’s health technology assessment (HTA) of point-of-care testing to guide antimicrobial prescribing in primary care. The HIQA assessment will inform a...

New Respite Facilities For People With Disabilities

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New respite facilities are being located nationally to support people with disabilities and their families, Finian McGrath, Minister of State with special responsibility for...

Time extension for Farrelly Commission

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The Minister for Health, Simon Harris, has granted a time extension to the Farrelly Commission, which is investigating certain matters relative to a disability...

Mid-term review of National Dementia Strategy

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The Minister with Special Responsibility for Mental Health and Older People, Jim Daly, has launched the mid-term review of the National Dementia Strategy. Minister Daly...

RCPI supports extension of smoking ban

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The Royal College of Physicians of Ireland Policy Group on Tobacco has strongly supported the proposed bill on the extension of the smoking ban...

New Equipment for Oncology Day Unit

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New equipment which will enable many patients undergoing chemotherapy to keep most or all of their hair during treatment has arrived in Tallaght University...

Number and type of nurses needed for each hospital ward

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Minister for Health Simon Harris TD has launched a new plan to determine the number and type of nurses needed in each hospital ward...

Sanford Health genomic medicine comes to Ireland

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Cancer patients in Ireland will soon will have access to a clinical initiative and a team of experts from Sanford Health to help physicians...

RCSI research highlights long-term prescription drug use

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Approximately one-third of medical card patients who are dispensed prescriptions for benzodiazepines and Z-drugs in Ireland are receiving these medications on a long-term basism,...

First Irish-trained Physician Associates graduate from RCSI

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Ireland’s first ever cohort of Physician Associate students have graduated from the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland at the College’s Higher Degree conferring...

New maternity monitoring programme

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HIQA’s healthcare team has begun the design phase of a new monitoring programme against theNational Standards for Safer Better Maternity Services. This monitoring programme will...

Many families unaware they are entitled to tax relief on home care fees

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Ed Murphy, Director of Home Instead Senior Care says that from their experience, many families do not know that they are legally entitled to...

Upgrade part of €70 million investment programme in the hospital

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Beacon Hospital, Dublin, has announced that it now has the most technologically advanced diagnostic imaging and scanning equipment in Ireland, following an upgrade of...

Public consultation on the future of community-based ePrescribing

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HIQA has launched a public consultation on draft recommendations for an ePrescribing programme in a community setting. This six-week consultation aims to elicit views...

Daisies, carnations and hydrangeas

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“All the plans you have for your retirement, all the trips you intend on taking, they all have to be adjusted as soon as...

Your views on personal possession of illegal drugs?

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A public consultation has been launched on the possession of illegal drugs for personal use. The consultation seeks the views of the public on the...
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