A PROTEST AT ROSCOMMON County Hospital is due to take place today. The demonstration is over the hospital’s possible closure or a downgrade of services. Yesterday, the HSE announced plans to cut temporary staff across services in the west of Ireland in a bid to tackle the €90 million deficit project for this year. Consultations between hospital management and the HSE West is due to take place in the coming weeks through the Labour Relations Commission.
HSE West
# hse-west - Friday 29 March, 2013
Praveen Halappanavar’s solicitor receives draft report on Savita death
Praveen Halappanavar will now be given the opportunity to offer feedback on the report before it is officially published.
# hse-west - Friday 1 March, 2013
HSE struggles to recruit consultants and junior doctors
Two separate reports in the Medical Independent reveal difficulties filling health posts at either end of the spectrum.
# hse-west - Wednesday 12 December, 2012
Staff bitten by fleas at University Hospital Galway
Being the biggest hospital in the west, it will be a major concern if it spreads from the outpatient department to the main hospital.
# hse-west - Tuesday 17 July, 2012
Councillor wants HSE funding for Viagra reviewed
Brian Meaney was reacting to figures from the HSE West which indicate a significant increase in spending on drugs to treat erectile dysfunction.
# hse-west - Thursday 3 May, 2012
Two die from flu outbreak at Roscommon nursing home
42 of the 76 residents at Drumderrig Private Nursing Home in Boyle have been infected with the A H3 strain of seasonal flu.
# hse-west - Tuesday 10 April, 2012
Emergency Department at Mayo hospital under ‘extra pressure’
The HSE has asked the public to only visit the Emergency Department in the case of real emergencies.
# hse-west - Friday 27 January, 2012
Vomiting bug infections more than double last year’s rate
The number of outbreaks of the winter vomiting bug in the first week of 2012 is more than double the rate from last year.
# hse-west - Friday 30 September, 2011
The 9 at 9: Friday
Nine things you should know this morning: as many as 600 jobs are at risk in Dublin; shocking figures reveal new levels of poverty in Ireland; and absenteeism at HSE West costing the state €60m annually.
HSE West absenteeism “costs €60 million a year”
The high rate of absenteeism by staff at the HSE has been criticised today. It emerged that the cost of absenteeism to HSE West is around €60 million annually.
# hse-west - Tuesday 2 August, 2011
More than 100 HSE staff off sick every day – at just one hospital
Absenteeism rates are around twice the national average among nurses at several units, HSE figures show.
# hse-west - Saturday 14 August, 2010
# hse-west - Monday 26 July, 2010
THE HSE’S EMPLOYMENT embargo is affected frontline services more than management staff, RTÉ reports.
A HSE internal review says that the ban on staff recruitment in HSE West has left 9% of nursing and midwifery posts vacant. Of those vacancies, 67% are in frontline services.
20% of nursing posts in mental health services are vacant.
The report said that the maternity service shortages is increasing the level of risk to mothers and babies. It also said that services which were previously provided are not being made available now.
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A NEW STUDY has claimed that the number of deaths caused by smoking in the home could be comparable to the number of road deaths recorded in Ireland.
According to the NUI Galway-led research, the concentration of particulate pollution in the homes of smokers (who smoke indoors) is six-times higher than the World Health Organisation’s recommendation for general outdoor air quality, 10 times the allowable level for healthy breathing in homes and up to 17 times greater than levels actually found outdoors.
Smoking at home causes greater levels of air pollutants than using solid fuels such as coal, wood, peat and gas, says Dr Marie Coggins.
Since the introduction of the smoking ban in Ireland, many people have found it easier to stop people smoking in their own homes. So, in today’s poll we ask: Do you allow smoking in your home?
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