Yearly Archives: 2024

Special DCU Alumni Award

Lucy Nugent, CEO, Tallaght University Hospital, Dublin, President of the European Association of Hospital Managers and former President of the HMI has been presented...

Health Service Excellence Award Winners 2023

Improving Patient Experience Winning Project: Development of a postnatal multidisciplinary team (MDT) Clinic to support women following a traumatic birth experience: The Lavender Clinic Healthcare Setting:...

Winners of Irish Healthcare Awards 2023

An Duais Mór Winner – The Asthma Society of Ireland and Etch Communications.   Asthma Awareness Week Campaign. Best Use of Information Technology Winner - Tallaght University Hospital, HSE...

NOCA Champions 2024

‘Think Drink! – The Coloured Jug Hydration project’, from HSE Midlands Louth Meath Community Healthcare Organisation (MLMCHO) 8, presented  by Ann Marie Burke, Nursing...

Gold Happy Heart Award

The catering team at Wexford General Hospital won a Gold Happy Heart Healthy Eating Award. The award recognises the hospital’s commitment to creating healthy menus for staff...

A book that should be in the pocket of every healthcare manager, doctor, nurse and allied professional

Ever since the start of the quality improvement movement, following the publication of Crossing the Quality Chasm at the turn of the century, the...

How HSE will spend its 2024 budget of €23.5bn

Hospitals, Waiting Lists,  Urgent & Emergency Care, the Enhanced Community Care Programme, Mental Health and Disability Services are the priorities for the HSE this...

Honorary Fellowships of RCSI

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

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

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 

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’

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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