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Tesco staff and customers fund CT Scanner

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A brand-new CT Scanner, which was funded entirely by the staff and customers of Tesco Ireland, has been installed in CHI at Temple Street.The...

New Electrophysiology (EP) focused Cath Lab

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Blackrock Health, Blackrock Clinic in Dublin has built a new  electrophysiology (EP) focused Cath Lab. Cardiac Electrophysiology is a high-tech, high-growth specialty, a technology...

New partnership in cancer research

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University College Cork (UCC) and UPMC have announced a new partnership in cancer research, starting with the appointment of two new Professors of Medical...

Seven Advanced Nurse Practitioners for Fracture Service

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The National Fracture Liaison Service (FLS) Steering Group has welcomed approximately €560,000 in funding through the HSE’s National Service Plan 2022. The new funding will...

New Intensive Care Wing Opened at Tallaght University Hospital

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Health Minister Stephen Donnelly has officially opened the new 1,750 m2 Intensive Care Wing at Tallaght University Hospital, Dublin.  The expanded space on the first floor of...

Imaging Network Upgraded

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The HSE has upgraded Ireland's National Enterprise Imaging Network (NIMIS 2). This upgrade was delivered to over forty acute hospitals in the country. The entire...

Tusla launches first ever People Strategy

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Tusla’s first ever People Strategy (2022 - 2024) was launched at the Round Room of the Mansion House in July. Speakers at the launch included...

Improved Patient Experience at Croom Pain Management Centre

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THE new Pain Management Centre at Croom Orthopaedic Hospital is providing an enhanced quality of service to patients, with dramatically reduced waiting times, according...

HIQA recommends Ireland adopts metabolic surgery programme to treat type 2 diabetes

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HIQA has recommended that Ireland should adopt a metabolic surgery programme to treat Type 2 diabetes. HIQA  Chief Scientist, Dr Conor Teljeur, said  they had...

Majority of providers of disability providers have effective infection prevention in place

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Over the first five months of last year, HIQA found that the majority of providers of disability providers had put systems in place to...

Average five-year net survival from cancer has increased markedly

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Average five-year net survival from cancer has increased markedly over time, reflecting improvements in survival for specific cancers but also, to some extent, increased...

Risks in relation to fire safety and ligature anchor points in some centres

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Risks in relation to fire safety and ligature anchor points in some approved mental health treatment centres are of particular concern, Dr Susan Finnerty,...

Lack of funding for specialist Parkinson’s Disease nurses ‘critical’ as diagnoses set to double

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HSE funding is urgently needed for specialist Parkinson’s Disease (PD) nurses, as diagnoses of PD in Ireland are set to double by 2040, according...

Changes to hospital and contraception charges

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Health Minister, Stephen Donnelly has announced that the Government has approved publication of the Health (Exemptions from Charges for Acute In-Patient Services) Bill 2022,...

Targeted, funded strategic capital investment programme required for public mental health services

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A targeted, funded strategic capital investment programme was required for our public mental health system, to ensure every person in Ireland had equal access...

Safe Access Zones for pregnancy termination clinics.

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Health, Minister, Stephen Donnelly has secured cabinet approval to legislate for the designation of safe access zones around healthcare premises to safeguard access to...

Cannabis most commonly used drug among Irish drug users

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Among a survey sample of Irish people who used drugs in the last year, cannabis was the most commonly used drug, followed in order,...

Growth in NCHD numbers means HSE not moving towards policy of Consultant delivered service

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The overall number of NCHDs in Ireland continues to grow at a similar rate as the growth in the number of consultants, thus not...

Additional €1.9m funding for women’s mental health services

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An additional €1.9m in funding for women’s mental health services has been provided this year, through the Women’s Health Fund.  The Department of Health said...

Dublin hospital staff reported high levels of post-traumatic stress, low mood, suicidal thinking and moral injury during COVID-19 pandemic

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Findings from a research study exploring the mental health of Dublin’s general hospital staff during the COVID-19 pandemic revealed significant impacts on doctors, nurses...
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