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Minister establishes new Women’s Health Taskforce

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Health Minister, Simon Harris has established a new Women’s Health Taskforce. The Taskforce will be led by the Secretary General of the Department of...

Recurring and persistent issues hamper delivery of the best possible care in our hospitals

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HIQA carried out 38 inspections in public acute hospitals in 2018 to assess the quality of care in internationally-recognised areas of patient safety risk,...

New partnership to tackle epilepsy

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A partnership, co-designing new healthcare technology solutions with people who have epilepsy, has been announced between FutureNeuro, the Science Foundation Ireland (SFI) Research Centre...

Funding of €20 million for 122 Sláintecare projects

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Health Minister, Health Simon Harris, has announced €20 million funding for 122 Sláintecare projects. Over 477 projects applied for the Integration Fund and 122 projects...

International award for Prof. Laura Viani

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Professor Laura Viani  Consultant Neurotological  surgeon at Beaumont Hospital, Dublin, Fellow of RCSI and  member of the RCSI Council, has been awarded the international...

HIQA commences HTA on birth cohort testing for hepatitis C

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HIQA is working on a health technology assessment (HTA) on offering testing for the hepatitis C virus to people in Ireland born between 1965...

Improving the quality of data

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HIQA has launched two digital learning modules to support health and social care professionals and organisations to improve the quality of the data they...

New Bon Secours Cork Cancer Centre

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The new Bon Secours Cork Cancer Centre, marking the completion of the wider €77 million expansion of the hospital, has been officially opened by Mr....

Communication to become mandatory for doctors’ CPD

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The Medical Council plans to ensure that communication becomes mandatory as part of  doctor’s continuous professional development, according to its annual report for 2018. ...

Grant funding of €1million announced

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Approval of €1m in grant funding for community and voluntary groups under the Community & Voluntary Supports Grant Scheme launched earlier this year, have...

Membership of Screening Committee

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Health Minister, Simon Harris has announced the membership of the National Screening Advisory Committee (NSAC), which will be chaired by Prof Niall O’Higgins, Professor...

HIV PrEP programme introduced in Ireland

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A HIV PrEP programme has been introduced in Ireland since the beginning of November. The programme is initially being provided in a number of STI...

Vast majority of Irish people access contraception without difficulty

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While barriers to accessing contraception do exist for some people in Ireland, the vast majority of people can and do access contraception without any...

Royal Hospital Donnybrook Historical Archives Loaned to RCPI

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The extensive archives of the Royal Hospital Donnybrook, with materials dating back as far as 1743 have been presented to the Heritage Centre at...

National Donor-Conceived Person Register to be established

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Non-anonymous gamete and embryo donation will be prohibited in Ireland and a National Donor-Conceived Person Register established, under Regulations of the Children and Family...

Five year survival rate for breast cancer improves by 15 per cent

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The five-year survival rate for breast cancer has improved by 15% between 1994 and 2015, representing almost a halving of the five-year mortality risk...

HIQA guidance on human rights of clients

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HIQA has published a new guidance document which aims to ensure the human rights of people who use health and social care services are...

Minister launches new independent Patient Advocacy Service

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A new Patient Advocacy Service, aimed at supporting patients who wish to make a complaint about care received in a public hospital, has been...

Level of smoking drops to 17% of the population

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The prevalence of smoking in Ireland has dropped from 23% in 2015 to 17% in 2019, which means there are now an estimated 165,000...
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