Monthly Archives: May, 2024

Tenders sought for Phase 1 of two new elective hospitals

The HSE has issued a ‘request for tender’ for Phase 1 of the new elective hospitals in Cork and Galway. Health Minister, Stephen Donnelly said...

Tenders sought for development and relocation of new National Maternity Hospital

A tender package for the main works contractor for the development. and relocation of the new National Maternity Hospital to Elm Park, Dublin, has...

Building of Daisy Lodge to begin this summer

Health Minister, Stephen Donnelly has announced that building the new Daisy Lodge -  the second only of its kind on the Island of Ireland...

GUH cuts waiting lists for Respiratory Airway Disease

Galway University Hospital waiting lists for Respiratory Airway Disease has been cut significantly through new Integrated Care Hubs positioned in the communityPatients seeking treatment...

Merlin Park Introduces New Pathway for Dialysis Patients

Merlin Park University Hospital has introduced a new pathway offering some dialysis patients an alternative to surgery for the insertion of catheters.  The new...

New St Vincent’s Healthcare Group and UPMC Partnership

St Vincent’s Healthcare Group and UPMC have announced a strategic partnership aimed at increasing patient access to life saving technologies and treatments.  The partnership...

Mayo University Hospital welcomes progress on plans for new ED expansion

Mayo University Hospital (MUH) haswelcomed the progress in developing a new two-story extension to include extension of the Emergency Department and new Acute Medical...

Mental Health Engagement Framework: 2024 – 2028

A new recovery focused approach with peoples’ lived experience and staff expertise at its centre has been launched by the HSE’s National Office of...

Increased Government Funding for Barretstown

Annual government funding for  Barretstown is set to increase from €150,000 to  €400,000. A spokesperson said, “This is a strong endorsement of the work, with...

Heart Transplants cost over €190,000

Heart Transplants had an average price of delivery in 2023 of €190,059 and an average length of stay of 77.8 days, according to the...

Minister for Health highlights increase in health workforce 

Health Minister, Stephen Donnelly has highlighted increases in the healthcare workforce and in healthcare activity as he published the latest data tables on non-monetary...

Striving to End Tuberculosis

The new HSE ‘Striving to End Tuberculosis – A Strategy for Ireland 2024-2030’ sets out a vision to eliminate TB by reducing health inequities...

Additional €10 million funding for mental health services

Minister for Mental Health and Older People Mary Butler has confirmed that she has secured an additional €10 million in funding for mental health...

New Unit for Sligo Hospice

Health Minister, Stephen Donnelly has turned the sod on a new €14 million, 12-bedded, single-roomed, in-patient unit at North West Hospice, Sligo. The HSE-funded new-build...

NOCA Launches Irish Potential Donor Audit

The National Office of Clinical Audit (NOCA), in conjunction with Organ Donation Transplant Ireland, has announced plans for the national expansion of the Irish...

Minister introduces additional measures to protect children from tobacco and e-cigarettes 

Health  Minister Stephen Donnelly has commenced further sections of the Public Health (Tobacco Products and Nicotine Inhaling Products) Act 2023 to strengthen the protection...

Minister announces measures to alleviate overcrowding at University Hospital Limerick

Health Minister Stephen Donnelly announced a raft of measures to alleviate overcrowding at University Hospital, Limerick, when he visited the hospital in April and...

National Children’s Research Centre incorporated into Children’s Health Ireland

The National Children’s Research Centre (NCRC) has been incorporated into Children’s Health Ireland. The NCRC had been based on the CHI at Crumlin campus, working...

New laboratory for Kerry

A new laboratory has been opened at University Hospital Kerry. This marks a significant enhancement in the hospital’s laboratory services, benefiting the community of...

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