# patients - Sunday 15 November, 2020
# Waiting Lists
# Waiting Lists
The outpatient waiting list has grown by nearly 45,600 since last year.
# patients - Saturday 14 November, 2020
# Patients
# Patients
Currently, there are 254 patients with Covid-19 in hospital, with 35 in ICU.
# patients - Tuesday 15 September, 2020
# Coronavirus
# Coronavirus
People with a confirmed case are to self-isolate for 10 days now, down from 14.
# patients - Thursday 2 April, 2020
# Chief Medical Officer
# Chief Medical Officer
He said hospitals are not just for Covid-19 patients.
# patients - Monday 2 December, 2019
# Co Antrim
# Co Antrim
The investigation is the largest safeguarding investigation the PSNI has ever dealt with.
# patients - Sunday 10 November, 2019
# Medical Negligence
# Medical Negligence
Dr Rhona Mahony, former master of the National Maternity Hospital said the system pits doctors against patients.
# patients - Thursday 5 September, 2019
# Doctors
# Doctors
One in five complaints made to the Medical Council related to communications issues.
# patients - Wednesday 15 May, 2019
# Privatisation
# Privatisation
The Irish Dental Association says policy will be ‘catastrophic’ for adults and children in lower income areas.
# patients - Tuesday 5 February, 2019
# Industrial Dispute
# Industrial Dispute
Nurses across the country will be out on the picket lines outside hospitals and clinics today for the second day of strike action.
# patients - Monday 26 November, 2018
# Healthcare
# Healthcare
Patients have highlighted issues with communication from their doctors and the discharge process.
# patients - Wednesday 14 November, 2018
# Complaints
# Complaints
Just 10 of 36 recommendations in a 2015 report have been fully implemented.
# patients - Thursday 2 August, 2018
# Serious Concerns
# Serious Concerns
One of the patients set off a fire alarm and has severe paranoia.
# patients - Wednesday 13 June, 2018
# Patient Detention
# Patient Detention
Under the current law, patients can be detained under renewal orders for periods not exceeding six and 12 months.
# patients - Saturday 26 May, 2018
# Court
# Court
The offences included two homicides, possession of a firearm and three counts of false imprisonment.
# patients - Sunday 15 April, 2018
# BEHIND THE WALLS
# BEHIND THE WALLS
Three years ago the government committed to overhauling Ireland’s mental health laws – we’re still waiting.
# patients - Sunday 11 March, 2018
# Treatment Abroad
# Treatment Abroad
There are just three specialist eating disorder beds at St Vincent’s University Hospital in Dublin for the acute treatment of adults.
# patients - Sunday 4 March, 2018
# Healthy Eating
# Healthy Eating
Improving the standard of food has been highlighted as a priority by Health Minister Simon Harris.
# patients - Wednesday 28 February, 2018
# Severe Weather
# Severe Weather
Three children’s hospitals are also cancelling planned admissions and outpatient appointments.
# patients - Sunday 4 February, 2018
# Cataracts
# Cataracts
About 35% of those seeking outpatient treatment have been waiting over 12 months.
# patients - Sunday 31 December, 2017
# Young Scientist
# Young Scientist
Alzheimer’s Alert will alert carers to the patient’s movements.
# patients - Wednesday 18 October, 2017
# Healthcare Technology
# Healthcare Technology
A summit held yesterday focused on new technological advancements in the field of healthcare.
# patients - Saturday 2 September, 2017
# Mental Health
# Mental Health
The review of the Jonathan Swift Clinic found a number of failings.
# patients - Sunday 20 August, 2017
# John Kelly
# John Kelly
Former patients were at Beaumont Hospital this week to thank the staff that cared for him.
# patients - Tuesday 4 July, 2017
# Waiting Lists
# Waiting Lists
Nearly 250 women who displayed symptoms of possible breast cancer have been waiting between six and 12 months.
# patients - Tuesday 23 May, 2017
# Infant Deaths
# Infant Deaths
Health Minister Simon Harris said it is ‘regretted’ that it took such a long time for families to be heard on their babies’ deaths.
# patients - Thursday 18 May, 2017
# Supply Constraint
# Supply Constraint
The pharmaceutical company which supplies the drugs said it expects to resume production early next week.
# patients - Thursday 4 May, 2017
# RSVP
# RSVP
Minister of State Catherine Byrne said the administrative cost associated with non-attendance is approximately €25 per patient visit.
# patients - Tuesday 21 February, 2017
# Cystic Fibrosis
# Cystic Fibrosis
Orkambi is estimated to cost €159,000 per patient.
# patients - Sunday 12 February, 2017
# Overworked
# Overworked
“We would struggle to deliver care” warns consultant in emergency medicine as waiting lists and overcrowding dominate health sector.
# patients - Friday 10 February, 2017
# Waiting Lists
# Waiting Lists
Health Minister Simon Harris says the hew HSE action plan will review if the screening programme can be re-introduced.
# patients - Friday 3 February, 2017
# Patient Cancellations
# Patient Cancellations
In January, 467 surgeries were cancelled at Galway University Hospital alone – most were cancelled by patients.
# patients - Thursday 2 February, 2017
# Trolleywatch
# Trolleywatch
The figure of 601 is just short of the high of 612 patients on trolleys at the beginning of January.
# patients - Wednesday 7 December, 2016
# Crisis
# Crisis
This morning there were 378 patients on trolleys in Irish hospitals.
# patients - Tuesday 29 November, 2016
# Legalise
# Legalise
The bill, which is due to be debated on this Thursday, aims to regulate use of cannabis for medical purposes.
# patients - Friday 7 October, 2016
# Leak
# Leak
Staff are currently being advised to limit showers and bathing for patients.
# patients - Thursday 25 August, 2016
# Drugs And Alcohol
# Drugs And Alcohol
The figures are in the latest Medical Council annual report.
# patients - Friday 27 May, 2016
# On The Menu
# On The Menu
A Hiqa study has found some deficiencies in patient choices.
# patients - Wednesday 9 March, 2016
# Opinion
# Opinion
I used to dread bringing an inhaler out to a patient and asking for €85, writes Shane O’Sullivan.
# patients - Sunday 31 January, 2016
# Column
# Column
Lorraine Courtney writes that naming doctors in fitness to practice inquiries should be scrapped.
# patients - Thursday 12 November, 2015
# Open Disclosure
# Open Disclosure
“The director of patient safety is somebody I want to run into in the lift every other day, it’s not somebody I want to meet in a formal meeting once every two months or six months.”
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