# healthcare - Tuesday 2 May, 2017
# Us Talkshow Host
# Us Talkshow Host
“Even that Matt Damon sent flowers,” Kimmel said during a monologue on access to healthcare.
# healthcare - Monday 1 May, 2017
# Landmark Survey
# Landmark Survey
Patients discharged between now and the end of May will be able to complete the National Patient Experience Survey.
# healthcare - Saturday 1 April, 2017
# Feeling Gloomy
# Feeling Gloomy
Free public healthcare and a state pension guaranteed to increase with inflation are just two of the perks expats could lose when Brexit takes hold.
# healthcare - Friday 24 March, 2017
# healthcare - Thursday 23 March, 2017
# Megan Halvey-ryan
# Megan Halvey-ryan
Megan Halvey-Ryan’s surgery has been delayed several times before.
# healthcare - Thursday 9 March, 2017
# The New Obamacare
# The New Obamacare
Several major hospitals and medical organisations have opposed Trump’s plans.
# Disabilities
# Disabilities
A cost-saving decision to move people with severe intellectual disabilities away from their long-term home was overturned.
# healthcare - Wednesday 8 March, 2017
# Trumpcare
# Trumpcare
“This is Obamacare Lite, it will not pass,” Senator Rand Paul fumed.
# healthcare - Monday 20 February, 2017
Since July 2013, doctors in Macedonia can book patients an appointment with a consultant online.
# healthcare - Sunday 19 February, 2017
# Simon Harris
# Simon Harris
Where is Ireland’s healthcare system going wrong, and what can we do to turn it around?
# healthcare - Wednesday 8 February, 2017
# Factcheck
# Factcheck
The Tánaiste made the claim amid ongoing debate about wait times in Irish healthcare.
# healthcare - Friday 3 February, 2017
# Patient Cancellations
# Patient Cancellations
In January, 467 surgeries were cancelled at Galway University Hospital alone – most were cancelled by patients.
# healthcare - Tuesday 31 January, 2017
# Donegal
# Donegal
“I’m willing to change. I’m so dedicated to my job and I’m really patient-focused.”
# healthcare - Monday 30 January, 2017
# Family Visit
# Family Visit
Mothers who want to leave the EU to travel home can now continue to get maternity leave – which wasn’t the case before now.
# Reality Check
# Reality Check
We also ranked the fifth worst for getting value out of the money we put into our healthcare system.
# healthcare - Monday 9 January, 2017
# Critical Conditions
# Critical Conditions
Hospital staff are being asked whether they wish to strike over payments and career progression measures.
# healthcare - Monday 2 January, 2017
# Cbd
# Cbd
Companies wishing to sell CBD can apply for a licence from the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency.
# Healthcare
# Healthcare
There was a huge surge in demand over the Christmas period.
# healthcare - Thursday 15 December, 2016
# Fatal
# Fatal
Both diagnoses and death rates are higher among men.
# healthcare - Saturday 10 December, 2016
# Regulation
# Regulation
Moves towards regulating the drug have taken a step forward this week.
# healthcare - Wednesday 7 December, 2016
# Health Is Wealth
# Health Is Wealth
The Mercer’s Institute for Successful Ageing was launched today by Michael D Higgins at St James’s Hospital, Dublin.
# healthcare - Monday 5 December, 2016
# Portlaoise
# Portlaoise
A report into Portlaoise General Hospital was published today.
# healthcare - Friday 2 December, 2016
# Trolley Watch
# Trolley Watch
While the numbers on trolleys is down 1% this year, figures for November were described as “particularly alarming”.
# healthcare - Thursday 1 December, 2016
# Medicinal
# Medicinal
The Dáil has been debating a medicinal cannabis bill this evening.
# healthcare - Friday 25 November, 2016
# Mater Hospital
# Mater Hospital
Demand for hospital services increases over the winter period as people are more likely to get sick.
# healthcare - Monday 7 November, 2016
# Big Pharma
# Big Pharma
The industry’s payments to both doctors and healthcare institutions here is under the spotlight at present.
# healthcare - Sunday 6 November, 2016
# Waiting Times
# Waiting Times
“The patient doesn’t care who pays a salary or what title you have. People on the frontline need to be integrated in the decision making process.”
# healthcare - Monday 31 October, 2016
# RCSI
# RCSI
“Research has shown that fixing decayed first teeth results in better sleep patterns for children and better performance in schools.”
# healthcare - Wednesday 19 October, 2016
# Tired Of Battling
# Tired Of Battling
A registered nurse in their first year would earn €200 less per week in Ireland than a nurse in the same position in Australia.
# healthcare - Monday 17 October, 2016
# Quality Of Care
# Quality Of Care
“There are better opportunities, there’s a greater respect for the nurse’s role, the work and pay conditions are better, and the lifestyle is freer.”
# healthcare - Friday 14 October, 2016
# Mental Health Commission
# Mental Health Commission
The hospital’s Department of Psychiatry was also found to have ‘inadequate’ recreational activities for residents.
# healthcare - Thursday 13 October, 2016
# Nurses
# Nurses
The Minister for Health has announced the restoration of their increments.
# Eye On Children's Health
# Eye On Children's Health
The waiting list has been closed for the forseeable future – meaning there are less services for children in need of screening.
# healthcare - Sunday 9 October, 2016
# Obesity
# Obesity
54% of people in Ireland want to see the tax introduced.
# healthcare - Friday 7 October, 2016
# New Global Study
# New Global Study
The most up-to-date analysis on the state of the world’s health has been published which will help identify national health challenges and priorities for intervention.
# healthcare - Saturday 1 October, 2016
# Acute Crisis
# Acute Crisis
Dr Tom Ryan, president of the Irish Hospital Consultants Association (IHCA) made a series of critical comments about the state of public health care.
# healthcare - Friday 9 September, 2016
# healthcare - Sunday 28 August, 2016
# Boy Done Good
# Boy Done Good
Tom Finn, head of private healthcare firm Affidea Ireland, has had a colourful career to say the least.
# healthcare - Tuesday 23 August, 2016
# Healthcare
# Healthcare
Complaints made against pharmacists fell by nearly a half last year.
# healthcare - Thursday 21 July, 2016
# HSE
# HSE
An analysis by TheJournal.ie of data shows the average number of children waiting over 12 months on the inpatient list over the last two years is 1,605% higher than in the two years before that.
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