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Honorary Fellowships of RCSI

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Professor Hannah McGee, RCSI Deputy Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs and Michael Dowling, President and CEO of Northwell Health have been awarded Honorary Fellowships of RCSI.Honorary Fellowship...

Minister Thanks Healthcare Workers

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Health Minister, Stephen Donnelly thanked Healthcare Workers for delivering a 20% reduction in trolley numbers in the last six months of 2023. The number of...

Eighty per cent of Irish people report being in good health – the highest level in the EU

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Eighty per cent of Irish people report being in good health, the highest level in the EU, according to a new European report. State of...

OECD research shows Ireland avoided excess deaths during core pandemic years 

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OECD research has shown that Ireland had no excess deaths during the core pandemic years of 2020-2022. Research published by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and...

Minister for Health announces progress on development of ‘Surgical Hubs’

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Progress has been made on the planned delivery of ‘Surgical Hubs’ nationally, Health Minister, Stephen Donnelly said at the beginning of the year. The hubs...

Minister Opens Sligo Ambulatory Gynaecology Clinic

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Minister for Health, Stephen Donnelly has officially opened a new Ambulatory Gynaecology clinic and a new home-from-home birthing suite in Sligo University Hospital. More...

Government approves increases to the capital and current budget sanctions for the New Children’s Hospital

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The Government has approved enhanced capital and current budget sanctions for the New Children’s Hospital (NCH) project, bringing the total approved budget to €2.24...

Eleven per cent cut in numbers waiting longer than 10/12 weeks for treatment

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The core target of achieving a 10% reduction in the number of patients waiting longer than the agreed Sláintecare times (10/12 weeks) was exceeded...

New Aging Well Centre

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Tallaght Hospital Foundation has announced a ground-breaking €7.6 million investment to allow the establishment of a new state-of-the-art Aging Well Centre in Clondalkin Village,...

New Productivity and Savings Taskforce

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The first meeting of the Department of Health’s Productivity and Savings Taskforce was held on January 17. The Productivity & Savings Taskforce  aims to realise...

Over 10,000 enquires to National Poisons Information Centre

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There were 10,281 enquiries to the National Poisons Information Centre  in 2022, a small decrease compared to 2021, according to the Centre’s annual report...

New 30 Bed Specialist Dementia Unit in Drogheda

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A new 30 Bed Specialist Dementia Unit in Drogheda, Co. Louth has been completed. Specialist Care Units are a model of long-term residential care designed...

Minister reaffirms Ireland’s commitment to development of International Pandemic Agreement

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The Minister for Health, Stephen Donnelly has reaffirmed Ireland’s commitment to progressing the development of an international treaty aimed at strengthening pandemic prevention,...

Ministers for Health announce €15 million investment to support research on ageing well in Ireland

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Minister for Health, Stephen Donnelly and Minister for Mental Health and Older People, Mary Butler, have announced €15 million in funding to progress new...

SVUH Appoints First Physician Associates

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David Morrissey and Nicole Coffey have taken up appointments as the first Physician Associates at St. Vincent’s University Hospital. David has joined the Medical Oncology...

Ireland highest self-perceived health status in the EU

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Ireland had the highest self-perceived health status in the EU in 2022, according to Health in Ireland: Key Trends 2023. The publication covers demographics, population...

Ten thousand home STI test kits ordered every month

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There are 10,000 free home sexually transmitted infection (STI) testing kits  being ordered every month from the HSE. Minister for Public Health, Wellbeing and the...

Galway University Hospitals service helps older people remain well at home

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By the end of 2023, over 2,200 older patients had benefitted from targeted assessment and interventions to help them remain well at home from...

Tallaght reduces CO2 admissions through day surgeries

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A  study by the Department of Dermatology at Tallaght University Hospital, Dublin, has found a significant reduction in CO2 emissions by scheduling same-day surgeries...

Over 700,000 directly referred community radiology diagnostic scans completed

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Over 700,000 directly referred community radiology diagnostic scans have been completed since the launch of the General Practitioner Access to Community Diagnostics (GPACD) Scheme...
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