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New Chair of National Paediatric Hospital Development Board

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Ms Fiona Ross has been appointed Chairperson- of the National Paediatric Hospital Development Board (NPHDB), following a State Boards campaign and selection process. Ms. Ross...

New HIQA Chief Inspector of Social Services

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Carol Grogan has been appointed Chief Inspector of Social Services with HIQA, following an open competition. Carol has worked in HIQA since 2009, having most recently...

Irishman President of Imperial College, London

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Former UCD President, Prof. Hugh Brady, is to become the 17th President of Imperial College London, following a global search. He will take up...

Director of Healthcare Regulation

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Sean Egan has been appointed as Director of Healthcare Regulation with HIQA. Sean has worked in HIQA for the past eight years, leading on promoting...

New CEO visits Irish facilities

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Leslie C. Davis who has taken over as CEO and President at UPMC has been visiting the UPMC facilities in Ireland. She said, “Our health...

New Chair of Private Hospitals Association

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Mr. Bill Maher is the new CEO of the Irish Private Hospitals Association. The Private Hospitals Association (PHA) is the representative body for the independently-funded...

New Private Health Co-Op

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David Allen, former Director of Finance of the National Treatment Purchase Fund, and John Looney, a former Director with VHI have launched a not-for-profit...

Former Health Manager Launches Book

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Former Health Manager, Valerie Judge, has launched a children’s illustrated book which she wrote and illustrated during lockdown. Mother of two, Valerie said she hopes...

New National Forensic Mental Health Service Hospital in Portrane

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The new, €220 million 175 bed National Forensic Mental Health Service Hospital in Portrane, Co. Dublin, which has been built on the campus of...

The reasons patient are detained in the Central Mental Hospital

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Murder, attempted murder, manslaughter, assault causing serious bodily harm and arson were among the offences, or alleged offences, which patients detained in the Central...

Disparities in quality and safety of care in congregated settings

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Residents living in campus-based or congregated settings experienced disparities in the quality and safety of their care and in their ability to independently exercise...

Dedicated orthopaedic CT scanner

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After five years of fundraising, the National Orthopaedic Hospital in Cappagh has installed and commissioned Ireland's first dedicated orthopaedic CT scanner in a public...

HIQA calls for urgent reform of health information system in Ireland

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HIQA has called for reform of the health information system for health and social care in Ireland. The report makes six recommendations across strategy, leadership,...

Younger people have highest rate of admissions to psychiatric hospitals

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The 20-24 year age group had the highest rate of all admissions, to Irish psychiatric units and hospitals in 2020.  At 545.2 per 100,000,...

Memorial tree for those who died form COVID

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Staff at St James’s Hospital, Dublin got together to plant a tree in honour of those who died from coronavirus and their families. The apple...

Dedicated specialist menopause clinic

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A dedicated specialist menopause clinic is to be developed in the National Maternity Hospital, Holles Street, Dublin this year, according to the Department of...

New €4,600m Paediatric Outpatient and Emergency Unit

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This new €4.6 million state-of-the-art Paediatric Outpatient and Emergency Care Unit, CHI at Tallaght  University Hospital,  opened for services in the middle of November. The...

Decline in organ and transplantation rates

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There has been a marked decline in the rates of organ donation and transplantation in Ireland between 2019 and 2020, a period that included...

Tracking 8,000 medical equipment devices

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An Electronic Asset Tracking System has been implemented in Tallaght University Hospital to improve the ability to track over 500 devices of medical equipment. The...

Majority happy to have health information shared electronically

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A national survey has found that the vast majority of people in Ireland are happy for information about their health to be collected, used...
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