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WITH THE EFFECTS of the pandemic on Ireland’s healthcare system easing, waiting lists remain high while nurses and doctors are flocking abroad in search of other opportunities.
Working conditions remain under pressure, particularly in emergency departments. A study carried out by researchers at University College Cork found that 74% of staff at St James’ Hospital and Cork University Hospital showed signs of burnout.
Last month, the Government approved a plan to allow for the creation of six Regional Health Areas (RHA). The RHAs which are expected to be fully operational by March 2024 will be geographically aligned sub-divisions of the HSE, which will be able to plan, fund, manage and deliver integrated healthcare in their specific region.
Health Minister Stephen Donnelly said that the plan would help deliver on the “Sláintecare vision” and that it will benefit patients and HSE staff.
Ireland’s healthcare system has long been under extreme pressure and although some progress is being made in the Sláintecare programme, do you think it is enough?
We want to hear from you. If you could change one thing about Ireland’s healthcare system, what would it be?
Would you merge private and public healthcare? Maybe you have an idea for how Emergency Department queues could be shorter? Or perhaps you would improve the pay and work-life balance of nurses and doctors to curtail emigration to other countries?
Let us know in the comments.
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Stop throwing women’s sport down our throats. If we wanted to watch , we would. The reason why people don’t watch women’s sport in general compared to men’s is because men’s sport simply
Is better to watch and at a higher level. We all know women aren’t as fast, strong, skillful or aggressive as men. It’s the difference between watching the Ireland u14s and senior team. Different league and entertainment and let’s not cod ourselves thinking otherwise .
@Ciaran:
Ciarán keep your g string on. If you don’t want to watch it switch channels you sad little man.
@Ciaran: Men’s rugby is turning into a defence dominated dirge-fest. But in general your comment is sexist, ignorant and misogynistic.
@Ciaran: but what about foxy boxing?
@Ciaran: here’s how it goes Ciaran women pay the TV licence, women watch women’s sport, it’s called equality so Ciúnas please … oh and I’d report the person who forced you to watch to yhe Garda if I were you !!
@Ciaran: Relax lad no one is forcing you to do anything. If women’s sport upsets you that much why did you read the article?
@Me Me: classic modern society, I don’t like what someone else has said so I’ll call names .. what I said is factual , women are weaker, slower and less agile than men in general in our species and in most animals. Here, let me find a junior cert biology book so you can better understand, princess … “me me” seems a little bit self entitled …
@king kong: I didn’t read article .. nobody reads the articles here Einstein … people come here for the comments .. duh
@Sinead Cosgrave: women don’t watch women’s sport. Ask a woman on the street to name 4/5 female rugby players … see how many she gets.. then ask to make 4/5 male rugby players… and you wonder why women get less money in sport ? Rookies
@mark madigan: I don’t wear g strings .. sorry to ruin your fantasy fruitcake ..and I would bet easily that I’m bigger than you haha
@Ciaran: womens gaa was a lot more entertaining than the shite the men served up last year
@Ciaran: calm down there a lil bit C, its a report on a women’s international game, nothing more, nothing less. It wasn’t obligatory to read for you to read, or indeed vent your spleen on it.
Any of us that were lucky enough to have daughters who played sports cheered them on and supported them as much as we did with our sons.
It’s obvious you have a certain distain towards women’s sports, simple solution for ya, if it obviously antagonises you so much, don’t watch it, don’t read about it and above all dont……………… (fill in as appropriate.)
@mark madigan: Watching women’s Ruby is terrible . Simple
@Ciaran:
@Ciaran: I didn’t call anybody name. I said your COMMENT was sexist and misogynistic. Why? For saying that women are not as skillful or aggressive as men. And your comments are incorrect about most animals too. I would suggest you read beyond a JC text book. Try the biologist Lucy Cooke.
@Me Me: women aren’t as skill full or aggressive as men.. it’s a fact.. let’s have the Irish men v Irish women’s rugby and see what happens.. USA American womens soccer team lost to Dallas FC under 15 boys.. Serena Williams said she wouldn’t even be ranked in top 100 of men’s players… and she is the greatest women’s player of all time.
@Ciaran: I do
@Ciaran: Put a heavyweight boxer against a flyweight. Does that mean the heavyweight is more skullful?? More aggressive? No, just more powerful.
@Me Me: why do women not play with / against men in most sports ? Because it’s an unfair competition and they can’t compete directly , and that’s ok. We all know it even if you dont.. stop living in denial princess
@Ciaran: Compete separately because of disparity in size and strength.
Steady improvement over the past 2 six Nations. Really gutsy competitive performance compared to the previous beatings against this excellent French side .
Cracking game, highly entertaining, let’s stop slagging the ladies! Will be cheering you on in cork!
@John Morrissey: and I’m sure women couldn’t give a flying f…k what men think about their game. Great to see women’s sports and their supporters forging on
Look, there’s some improvements it must be said but the team still aren’t the complete package. Granted, France are probably the third best team in the world at women’s rugby, but there were so many errors from Ireland inside the French 22. Accuracy from them kicking tee was the difference between the two teams. The French fly-half was 5/5 while the Irish fly-half O’Brien was 0/4 and left 9 points out on the field. I am optimistic though because the team is in a much better place than 2 years ago when they finished bottom of the Six Nations and got beaten by France 53-3 and the victory against the All Blacks in the Autumn Internationals last year.
The place kicking was embarrassingly bad, and ultimately very costly.
@Brian I: totally agree, decision making wasn’t great either.
pathetic performance, lets stop with the codding
@qffaffaf affrafrfraf: yea, admittedly I didn’t see it,but a 27-15 scoreline kind of contradicts the headline.
@Deano74: they got the final try close to the end of the game, it was close up to the 70th minute
@Sinead Cosgrave: fair enough,I didn’t see it.
Ireland really good except for their kicking. That was the difference between the teams. You won’t win if you can’t kick any of your points and have to keep kicking to the corner cause you can’t convert penalties. The French kicker was able to convert everything so it can’t be the conditions.
Ireland go close ? What game were you watching?
@David craddock: did u watch it ?
Hardly close, 2 scores.
27-15 isn’t really close. Just another comprehensive defeat.
@John Moore: If Ireland could convert pointsot would have been level. Not comprehensive at all
Holy Gods! All that bashing, tumbling and ggggnasshing and trashing As a man, I wouldn’t even do that…but I’m a coward and a weakling. A shrinking violet, I tell you!
nobody cares
I wouldn’t like to come up against some of the women out there. Ok, maybe. Ok yes ; I wouldn’t say no to being fought over in the ruck … ahem … Very entertaining game !
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