Monthly Archives: August, 2025

New in-patient hospice unit

St. Francis Hospice in Raheny in Dublin has launched a Buy a Brick campaign to support the building of a 24 single-bed in-patient unit. The...

HSE aims to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050

The HSE's Climate Action Strategy aims to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050 and provide healthcare that is environmentally and socially sustainable. It has obligations to...

Special Scheme of Paid Leave for Public Health Service Employees with Long-COVID

The Labour Court has recommended that the Special Scheme of Paid Leave for Public Health Service Employees with Long-COVID should be continued until December...

HSE restructuring provides opportunity for progress in mental healthcare that should not be missed- Inspector

The HSE was going through a period of organisational restructuring, which was an opportunity for progress in mental healthcare that should not be missed,...

Trained physiotherapists now able to refer patients for radiological procedures

CORU has welcomed a major step forward in healthcare regulation, with trained physiotherapists in specific roles now authorised to refer patients for radiological procedures. This...

In 2022, on average, 10 people each day were diagnosed with a cancer caused by tobacco-smoking

In 2022, on average, 10 people each day were diagnosed with a cancer caused by tobacco-smoking, according to a new report published by the...

Listowel celebrates becoming a Dementia Inclusive Town

The businesses and communities of the North Kerry heritage town Listowel have partnered with the HSE to become one of Ireland’s first Dementia Inclusive...

Ministers announce establishment of One Health Oversight Committee

The establishment of the cross-departmental One Health Oversight Committee has been announced by Health Minister, Jennifer Carroll MacNeill, Agriculture Food and the Marine Minister,...

HSE launches Open Disclosure Policy 2025

The HSE has launched it  Open Disclosure Policy 2025, which it says is  an important milestone in building a more open, respectful, and learning-focused...

Bons Secours expands academic partnership

Bons Secours Health System has announced the expansion of its  academic partnership with St Patrick's Pontifical University, Maynooth (SPPU).Building on the 2023 launch and...

HSE pledges service developments in Corporate Plan 2025-2027

The HSE says it will continue development of the National Rehabilitation Hospital, the National Maternity Hospital, trauma centres, elective care centres, specialist mental health...

Increased levels of hospital activity in the delivery of scheduled and unscheduled care services

The  Department of Health said the June hospital waiting list figures  published by the National Treatment Purchase Fund (NTPF) underlined the progress achieved through...

Pioneering initiative has transformed delivery of hospital-level care in the Mid West

University Hospital Limerick has marked the first year of its Virtual Ward.On July 1, 2024, the Virtual Ward at UHL was launched and it...

Half of people living with HIV feel unheard by healthcare providers

Half of people living with HIV feel unheard by healthcare providers despite high trust, according to a study which included respondents from Ireland. This finding...

National Sexual Health Strategy, 2025 – 2035

The National Sexual Health Strategy, 2025 – 2035  is a new strategic framework for the sexual health and wellbeing of the Irish population.   It succeeds...

Electronic Health Records

HSE Mid West has introduced Electronic Health Records for Maternity, Neonatology, and Gynaecology Services.University Maternity Hospital Limerick (UMHL), HSE Mid West, has become the...

HSE South Dublin Surgical Hub

The HSE South Dublin surgical hub operated by St. James’s Hospital, which provides day case surgery for patients from south county Dublin and surrounding...

Waterford Surgical Hub

“The Waterford Surgical Hub will provide much needed capacity to the patients of Waterford and the South East,” according to Ben O’Sullivan, General Manager,...

Significant investment in alcohol treatment services

The Minister for Public Health, Wellbeing, and the National Drugs Strategy, Jennifer Murnane O’Connor, has announced a significant investment in alcohol treatment services. The...

New dedicated suicide crisis nurse service for teenagers

Donegal Mental Health Services has launched a new dedicated suicide crisis nurse service for teenagers, the first of its kind in Ireland. Delivered within...

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