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# incidents of harm
The HSE has recorded 11 aggressive incidents against staff and patients A DAY since 2012
22,402 ‘incidents of harm’ have been put on record since January 2012.
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Oct 18th 2017, 10:50 PM
# excise
Harris pushed for €1 increase on cigarettes and 75c on wine
There was a 50 cent increase on cigarettes in Budget 2017 but none of Harris’ recommendations on alcohol were included.
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Dec 23rd 2016, 6:15 AM
# silent teachers
Over 300 people donated their bodies to medical science from 2012 - 2014
There are five medical schools who take donations in Ireland.
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Apr 6th 2015, 8:00 AM
# Healthcare
Irish hospitals to start giving away old equipment
The programme will help hospitals in Zambia and Uganda.
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Jul 27th 2014, 8:45 AM
# Brain Drain
Thousands of certificates allowing doctors to work overseas granted
It follows fears of a manpower shortage in the health sector.
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Jul 26th 2014, 7:00 AM
# unprotected
HSE cannot contact home-schooled girls to provide HPV vaccine
The HSE are ‘not in a position’ to do so because of data protection issues.
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May 30th 2014, 6:30 AM
# tweet that
Four days of social media training cost HIQA €9,000
Part of the Authority’s remit is to promote public awareness of its services.
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May 2nd 2014, 6:45 AM
# Suicide
Almost half of suicides in community mental health services were not investigated
A HSE report found that some of the investigations that did take place were “informal”.
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May 1st 2014, 8:30 PM
# HPV vaccine
Gay men's health clinic turned down for vaccination funding
The National Immunisation Programme refused the request.
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May 1st 2014, 3:39 PM
# Measles
HSE report shows Ireland on the way to eliminating German measles
The report delivered to the World Health Organisation shows that there were no cases of the disease between 2010-2012.
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Oct 25th 2013, 7:30 AM
# Department of Justice
New figures show 309 alleged assaults on emergency staff in one year
The Department of Justice published the figures, which show the rate of convictions and non-convictions.
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Aug 30th 2013, 8:46 AM
# Junior Doctors
Junior doctors expected to vote in favour of industrial action
They will be balloted today on whether to take action over the government’s lack of implementation of EU rules on working hours.
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Aug 8th 2013, 6:45 AM
# Cannabis
Cannabis-based oral spray approved for use in Ireland
However the medicine, which would boost the quality of life of MS sufferers, can’t be made available until the government changes legislation.
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Apr 12th 2013, 7:15 AM
# Fond farewell
HSE rehired three staff the day after they retired
Data obtained by the Medical Independent shows 120 former employees were rehired by the HSE last year.
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Feb 14th 2013, 4:26 PM
# junior doctor
Junior doctors in Cork worked almost 125,000 overtime hours in 5 months
Earlier this month it was revealed that junior doctors are being asked to work 36 hours in succession.
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Jan 31st 2013, 3:28 PM
Good Morning
The 9 at 9 Good morning! Every day TheJournal.ie brings you the nine things you need to know as you kick off your day.
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Dec 14th 2012, 8:46 AM
# money owed
Irish hospitals spent €815k on debt collectors to retrieve unpaid hospital fees
Beaumont Hospital in Dublin spent more than twice as much as any other hospital in the country on debt collectors.
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Nov 2nd 2012, 6:45 AM
# Sick Leave
James Reilly to target lengthy sick leave
The Health Minister will demand that hospitals take a tougher line with staff in order to target excessive absenteeism rates.
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Oct 18th 2012, 1:54 PM
# HSE
HSE spends around €10,000 on appointment texts
Some hospitals use the texts in a bid to reduce non attendance at clinical appointments.
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Oct 18th 2012, 11:43 AM
# Morning After Pill
HSE costs for morning after pill fall
The drop in reimbursement is being explained by the availability of the pill over the counter – one brand became available OTC in pharmacies in February 2011.
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Sep 20th 2012, 11:20 AM
# Healthcare
Department of Health to spend over €130,000 on six-week review
The six-person team will cost about €22,000 each for the six-week period.
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Sep 7th 2012, 8:43 AM
# Investigation
Investigation launched into Coombe maternal death
There were five maternal deaths at the Coombe between 2000 – 2011, with none as a result of obstetric causes.
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May 17th 2012, 2:59 PM
# Health
Thousands of 'incidents and near misses' at two hospitals last year
Medical Independent sees documents recording accidents and other incidents at Tallaght and Cork University Hospital last year.
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Apr 6th 2012, 8:15 AM
# Health
Nine hospitals carrying debts of €500k because of funding delay
Medical Independent reveals that funding for scheme to purchase private nursing home beds has been delayed.
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Apr 5th 2012, 6:00 PM
# Health
Academic clinician numbers here are half the recommended level
Report in 2006 strongly recommended appointments to standardise Irish medical training – but only 49 of the recommended 99 existed five years later.
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Feb 10th 2012, 6:30 AM
# Health
Blood platelet service to be cancelled due to staff shortage
Blood Transfusion Service finding it difficult to retain staff for specialised job with anti-social hours.
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Feb 9th 2012, 7:00 PM
# vomiting bug
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.
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Jan 27th 2012, 12:50 PM
# Consultants
Hundreds of patients referred to private fund – only to be seen by same consultant
Hundreds of consultants referred patients to the National Treatment Purchase Fund – and ended up treating them a second time.
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Dec 1st 2011, 12:19 PM
# Lost Savings
HSE losing money over delay in reference pricing
Potential savings of almost €20 million have not been realised on just two commonly-used drugs.
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Nov 18th 2011, 7:15 AM
# Bullying
Bullying rife in the HSE
There have been 135 cases of alleged bullying and sexual harassment within the organisation since 2007.
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Nov 4th 2011, 7:20 AM
# Health
Hospitals told to improve fee collections - or face sanctions
Hospitals are currently owed more than €200 million in relation to patient private charges – €85 million of which is caused by consultants not signing off on insurance claims.
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Oct 21st 2011, 9:27 AM
# Hospitals
Please don't send patients here, hospital department tells GPs
The dermatology department at a Limerick hospital has urged local GPs to refer patients elsewhere “in the interest of safety”.
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Oct 20th 2011, 12:49 PM
# Health
Vaccines worth €6 million destroyed by HSE
Over €6 million in stocks of vaccines were destroyed by the HSE between 2005 and 2010.
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Oct 6th 2011, 12:44 PM
# Ambulances
83 per cent of HSE's new ambulances not yet put to use
The Medical Independent says less than a sixth of almost 100 vehicles bought by the HSE haven’t been deployed for use yet.
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Aug 27th 2011, 10:29 AM
# HSE
HSE spent €100,000 on ten-day trip to South Asia
The last-minute trip to find junior doctors in India and Pakistan cost more than €10,000 a day.
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Aug 26th 2011, 10:30 AM
# HIQA
HIQA investigations cost more than €1 million
The four investigations were carried out by the Health Information and Quality Authority.
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Aug 12th 2011, 10:02 AM
# Family affair
One-third of GPs breaking rules over treatment of relatives
Medical Council’s ethical guidelines discourage doctors from treating their own relatives.
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Jun 30th 2011, 9:38 PM
# Mental Health
Children sent to adult psychiatric units - despite new legal ban
Documents obtained by the Medical Independent show five under-17s being admitted to wards, despite a legal ban.
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May 19th 2011, 4:55 PM
# HSE
HSE scraps search for chief operation officer - despite drawing up shortlist
The HSE’s search for a chief operating officer is scrapped, reportedly because of government plans to abolish it.
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May 5th 2011, 1:32 PM
# HIQA
HIQA expenditure growing every year
Figures from the Health and Information Quality Authority’s 2010 report show that it has spent €55million in total in four years.
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Apr 8th 2011, 2:45 PM
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