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# health-crisis - Saturday 7 January, 2017

An ED Consultant on the trolley crisis: 'There are solutions and they are multifactorial' Trolleys No More

An ED Consultant on the trolley crisis: 'There are solutions and they are multifactorial'

Jan 7th 2017, 7:10 AM 518 Views 20 Comments

So far 2017 has been another year of chaos, morbidity and mortality with a continuation of the trolley crisis, writes ED Consultant Dr Jim Gray.

# health-crisis - Tuesday 6 January, 2015

Leo Varadkar 'will return tomorrow' as Adams accuses him of being AWOL Trolleywatch

Leo Varadkar 'will return tomorrow' as Adams accuses him of being AWOL

Jan 6th 2015, 9:55 PM 39,517 Views 225 Comments

The Department of Health says that Varadkar has been kept abreast of the situation.

# health-crisis - Thursday 8 August, 2013

IMO to discuss crisis with health officials Industrial Action

IMO to discuss crisis with health officials

Aug 8th 2013, 2:46 PM 5,607 Views 39 Comments

IMO is still balloting junior doctors on industrial action today.

# health-crisis - Tuesday 14 August, 2012

Patients angered by Michael Ring's Olympic homecoming comments Health Crisis

Patients angered by Michael Ring's Olympic homecoming comments

Aug 14th 2012, 12:39 PM 11,786 Views 55 Comments

Sports Minister said his comments at Team Ireland homecoming about money spent on sport being “better than putting it into hospitals” was meant to highlight importance of exercise in keeping nation healthy.

# health-crisis - Tuesday 12 July, 2011

Take 5: Tuesday Take 5

Take 5: Tuesday

Jul 12th 2011, 4:58 PM 2,592 Views No Comments

5 minutes, 5 stories, 5 o’clock.

# health-crisis - Thursday 7 July, 2011

Denis Naughten loses Fine Gael whip over Roscommon Hospital vote Roscommon Hospital

Denis Naughten loses Fine Gael whip over Roscommon Hospital vote

Jul 7th 2011, 4:00 PM 1,625 Views 23 Comments

Naughten loses whip for voting against his party on the hospital cuts, while Frank Feighan faces the wrath of constituents for voting ‘Yes’.

# health-crisis - Wednesday 6 July, 2011

Trolley watch: the most depressing updates you'll get today? Health

Trolley watch: the most depressing updates you'll get today?

Jul 6th 2011, 1:08 PM 761 Views 2 Comments

Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation new mobile phone updater allows you to see how many patients are on trolleys around the country at any given time. It makes for stark reading.

# health-crisis - Friday 1 July, 2011

Take 5: Friday Take 5

Take 5: Friday

Jul 1st 2011, 4:50 PM 1,536 Views 1 Comment

5 minutes, 5 stories, 5 o’clock.

Column: 'I once worked an 80-hour shift' - a junior doctor's story Opinion

Column: 'I once worked an 80-hour shift' - a junior doctor's story

Jul 1st 2011, 11:19 AM 531 Views 32 Comments

One young medic describes the sometimes nightmarish world of hospital staff shortages to TheJournal.ie.

Junior doctor shortage looming in ten days' time, warns Minister Health Crisis

Junior doctor shortage looming in ten days' time, warns Minister

Jul 1st 2011, 9:42 AM 1,588 Views 22 Comments

Dr James Reilly said more than 200 posts are still unfilled as he revealed plans to shut down A&E services at one hospital.

# health-crisis - Friday 7 January, 2011

The week in photos Week In Photos This post contains images

The week in photos

Jan 7th 2011, 7:22 PM 1,105 Views No Comments

Dead birds, dead sick, dead lucky – the highlights of the week in pictures.

Has ANYONE seen Mary Harney? Where's Harney?

Has ANYONE seen Mary Harney?

Jan 7th 2011, 9:47 AM 1,991 Views No Comments

Any information leading to her recovery can be sent to tips@thejournal.ie

# health-crisis - Thursday 6 January, 2011

Hospitals reopen closed beds as VHI announces price hike Health Crisis

Hospitals reopen closed beds as VHI announces price hike

Jan 6th 2011, 8:23 AM 874 Views No Comments

The Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation says the health service crisis saw a record number of people waiting on hospital trolleys yesterday.

# health-crisis - Thursday 7 October, 2010

100 teens placed in adult psychiatric wards this year Health Crisis

100 teens placed in adult psychiatric wards this year

Oct 7th 2010, 10:19 AM 414 Views No Comments

A day after it was revealed that a 14-year-old was placed in an adult mental health unit, the HSE confirms that teens have been frequently put in adult facilities this year because of a lack of juvenile places.

# health-crisis - Wednesday 6 October, 2010

14-year-old placed in adult psychiatric unit Health Crisis

14-year-old placed in adult psychiatric unit

Oct 6th 2010, 9:02 AM 266 Views No Comments

HSE defends “exceptional” case in Waterford but Psychiatric Nurses Association say two children a week are ending up in adult unit.

Harney says misappropriation of funds is unacceptable Health Crisis

Harney says misappropriation of funds is unacceptable

Oct 6th 2010, 8:19 AM 261 Views No Comments

Meanwhile the HSE begin to seek up to 6,000 voluntary redundancies.

# health-crisis - Friday 1 October, 2010

Medical card holders to pay more for pharmacy bills from today Recessionomics

Medical card holders to pay more for pharmacy bills from today

Oct 1st 2010, 2:45 PM 948 Views No Comments

The levy will apply to each prescription item collected by a patient.

# health-crisis - Saturday 14 August, 2010

HSE Aug 14th 2010, 11:54 AM

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.

# health-crisis - Friday 6 August, 2010

Health Crisis Aug 6th 2010, 6:25 PM

AN INDEPENDENT inquiry into safety issues and quality of care at Cork’s Mallow General Hospital is to be established, according to reports by RTÉ.

A number of complaints about the hospital, which serves serves a population of around 90,000 people, were passed on to the Health Information and Quality Authority (HIQA).

Both the HSE and the Minister for Health Mary Harney have been notified about the pending inquiry, which will be conducted by HIQA.

The inquiry is being established under Section 9 of the Health Act 2007.

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