Yearly Archives: 2024

National Cancer Registry’s Strategic Plan 2024-2026

The Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly  has launched the National Cancer Registry’s (NCRI) Strategic Plan 2024-2026.  The NCRI’s Strategic Plan sets out five key objectives and...

Surrogacy Leave now available for staff at RCSI

Staff at RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences can now avail of paid leave if they become parents through surrogacy.   “Under the university’s new...

Health Managers asked to share  views on how to eliminate cervical cancer by 2040

The HSE is calling on everyone in Ireland to share their views and experiences through a new online public consultation survey. This, it says, is...

Total of 1,923 consultants have signed new public-only contract

Health Minister, Stephen Donnelly has announced that 1,923 consultants have signed the new contract since it was launched last March. The 1,923 figure is...

Postgraduate Diploma in Gerontological Nursing

A €3.2 million in funding to support registered nurses in private nursing homes to obtain a Postgraduate Diploma in Gerontological Nursing, has been announced...

National Rollout of new Community based mobile X-ray services

Minister for Mental Health and Older People Mary Butler, TD, has welcomed the completion of the national rollout of a new community based mobile...

Barry Segrave 1933 – 2023 – A Renaissance Man

If there is a Heaven, it was thrown into a flurry of activity with the arrival of Barry Segrave on December 30, 2023, writes...

€3.6 million in EU funding for digital health infrastructure

Minister for Health, Stephen Donnelly affirmed Ireland’s commitment to delivery of the European Health Data Space (EHDS) when he announced an investment in digital...

HRB announces €20 million to support evidence-informed decision making in health and social care

The HRB has provided €20 million to support evidence-informed decision making in health and social care. The funding will support eight programme awards to tackle...

One in 23 persons Living In Ireland Following Invasive Cancer Diagnosis

By the end of 2021, the number of people in Ireland living following an invasive cancer diagnosis had almost reached 215,000, according to the...

Opportunistic screening for atrial fibrillation should be carried out for all people aged 65 years and over in Ireland

Opportunistic screening for atrial fibrillation (AF) should be carried out for all people aged 65 years and over in Ireland and the number of...

Naloxone service to be expanded

The Minister for Public Health, Wellbeing and the National Drugs Strategy Hildegarde Naughton TD has reaffirmed her commitment to expanding naloxone services as she...

Wide Variation Among Hospital in Hip Fracture Care

Wide variations among hospitals in complying with key areas of hip fracture care emerged in the National Report 2022 of the Irish Hip Fracture...

HSE to reimburse Atidarsagene autotemcel (Libmeldy) for treatment of MLD

Health Minister, Stephen Donnelly has announced that through the Beneluxa Initiative, the HSE has approved reimbursement for Atidarsagene autotemcel (Libmeldy) for the treatment of...

HIQA assessing enhanced flu vaccines for over 65s

HIQA has published the protocol for its health technology assessment (HTA) on the use of an enhanced inactivated influenza (flu) vaccine in those aged...

RCSI publishes roadmap for sustainability in surgery

A roadmap for reducing the carbon footprint of surgery in Ireland, while at the same time ensuring delivery of safe and effective surgical care,...

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