Yearly Archives: 2022

HSE has €20.7 bn for health services this year

A total of €20.7 bn has been allocated to the HSE to run the health services this year, according to its National Service Plan,...

Minister for Health launches €350 million 2022 Waiting List Action Plan

Health Minister, Stephen Donnelly has launched the 2022 Waiting List Action Plan, which he says is the first year of a multi-annual reform programme...

New Education and Research Centre at Connolly Hospital

RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences has announced an investment of €22 million in the development of a new Education and Research Centre...

Cabinet approves publication of Health (Assisted Human Reproduction) Bill 2022

Health Minister, Stephen Donnelly, received Cabinet approval last week for the publication of the Health (Assisted Human Reproduction) Bill 2022 and its presentation to...

Have you considered commuting to work by bike?

The Cycle to Work Scheme is a tax incentive encouraging employees to cycle to and from work.The employer pays for a bike/equipment up to...

Thirty people move from mental health residencies to their own tenancies in the west

Thirty individuals, ranging in age from 28 to 74 years, have been supported by a Sláintecare Integration Funded partnership project, to move from mental...

Major expansion for Beacon Hospital

Approval has been given to the Beacon  Hospital, Dublin, for the construction of a new 8-storey extension, according to Building Information Ireland. The extension will  provide 70...

Do you want to have a say on the future of genomics in Ireland?

Members of the public are being invited to debate the opportunities and challenges and deliver their verdict on genomic research and the future of...

Innovative digital cardiovascular disease prevention and recovery programme

An innovative digital cardiovascular disease prevention and recovery programme developed by Croí, the Irish heart and stroke charity, has delivered significant health improvements for...

Ministers for Health establish Public Health Reform Expert Advisory Group

A Public Health Reform Expert Advisory Group has been established to identify learning from the public health components of the response to the COVID-19...

New Cardiology and Respiratory Unit

A new Cardiology and Respiratory unit (CRU) has been opened to patients and service users at St. James’s Hospital, Dublin. The building is beside the...

HIQA calls for regulation of homecare services

HIQA has called for immediate reform, including the introduction of regulation, of Ireland’s homecare services. It says homecare is an essential, and increasingly in demand,...

Over 22,000 people supported by Nursing Homes Support Scheme

There were 22,301 people supported by the Nursing Homes Support Scheme (NHSS) in October 2021. Of these 4,487 resided in a public nursing home, while...

How the additional €10 million will be spent on mental health

Over €7 million has been allocated to improve the experiences of people using mental health inpatient units, day centres, community mental health teams and...

Helping HCPs to assess and manage continence

An education programme has been developed to enable Healthcare Professionals to support and help people manage continence. In line with Slaintecare principles of integrated care,...

New National Digital Health Innovation Lab

The Dublin Midland Hospital Group is to open a new National Digital Health Innovation Lab at the Midland Regional Hospital in Tullamore. This, it says,...

Funding for paediatric orthopaedic surgery

Health Minister, Stephen Donnelly has approved ambitious plans from Children’s Health Ireland and Cappagh Orthopaedic Hospital to reduce waiting times for children and adolescents...

UPMC signs Memorandum of Understanding

UPMC has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Technological University Dublin, Tallaght University Hospital and ExWell Medical to establish a strategic partnership to...

Bringing pets closer to sick children

Kennel facilities, along with a seating area for families, are to be provided at CHI Crumlin, to bring pets closer to sick children while...

Potential education and professional development initiatives

Tallaght University Hospital has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Technological University, Dublin, UPMC and ExWell Medical which will investigate potential education and professional development initiatives...

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