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# response-times - Friday 24 August, 2018
Parents of toddler who was unresponsive for an hour given 'mixed messages' about ambulance location
“Another 2 minutes and we would have been dealing with a very different outcome,” the parents were told at the Cavan hospital.
# response-times - Thursday 19 October, 2017
Isolated in an emergency? This new service will help first responders find you faster
Minister Denis Naughten said the service would be a great help in rural Ireland.
# response-times - Monday 30 May, 2016
Elderly patient in Meath forced to wait 35 minutes for ambulance from Cavan after collapse
The 75-year-old collapsed in Navan on Friday afternoon.
# response-times - Thursday 5 November, 2015
'He died in my kitchen': Man bled to death waiting for ambulance
It took almost 40 minutes for the ambulance to reach the 25 year old.
# response-times - Wednesday 8 April, 2015
Ambulance took almost an hour to reach Kerry man injured in 'freak' GAA accident
Another ambulance, manned by just one person, responded first – but was unable to bring the man for the medical attention he needed.
# response-times - Tuesday 13 January, 2015
HSE says achieving ambulance response times in rural areas is 'always a difficult task'
Denis Naughten TD has reacted to a HSE report that finds Ireland is too rural for the service to meet its targets.
# response-times - Tuesday 24 June, 2014
'Scandalous': One TD does not want gardaí at water meter protests
Joe Higgins said that their presence at peaceful protests could lead to slower response times to other crimes.
# response-times - Monday 7 April, 2014
Firefighter: Dublin's the second best place to have a heart attack - no thanks to the HSE
HSE plans to take back control of the service emerged last month but firefighers are concerned about a drop in the level of service if they hand over the reins.
# response-times - Friday 28 March, 2014
Ambulance service responds to damning Prime Time investigation
The NAS noted that the controversial OVR units were used over 600 times so far this year.
Firefighters and emergency workers 'extremely concerned' about Ireland's ambulance service
RTÉ’s Prime Time programme documented a litany of failures of shortcomings in the National Ambulance Service.
# response-times - Saturday 15 March, 2014
Ambulance cover 'needs to treble' to boost response times
Deputy Denis Naughten said that the Republic of Ireland has a third of the amount of ambulances that Northern Ireland has.
# response-times - Friday 7 March, 2014
Review of ambulance call after 40 minute wait for cardiac arrest patient Exclusive
The ambulance initially dispatched to the scene in Dublin was diverted en route to a crash on the N11.
# response-times - Tuesday 25 February, 2014
'We are dealing with people's lives here': Paramedics speak out about tragic deaths
The family of a man who died after a 25 minute wait for an ambulance were in the public gallery to hear contributions.
# response-times - Wednesday 8 January, 2014
Targets for ambulance response times 'impossible' to meet
Cutbacks in the number of personnel and vehicles have caused ‘serious delays’, according to the The National Ambulance Service Representative Association
# response-times - Tuesday 16 July, 2013
Almost 1-in-4 responses to 'life-threatening' 999 calls not meeting HIQA targets
In 65 per cent of cases, ambulances aren’t arriving at the scene within the 19 minute response time set-out by the health watchdog.
# response-times - Friday 15 February, 2013
National targets for ambulance response times to be abandoned
James Reilly is to come up with alternative ways of measuring the performance of the National Ambulance Service.
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Poll: Would you be comfortable if the social distance rule was changed to 1 metre?
CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICER Dr Tony Holohan has said that the 2m social distancing rule will be reviewed along with other measures, amid calls to halve the policy to one metre.
Since the beginning of the Covid-19 crisis, the government has urged members of the public to maintain a two-metre distance from others when outside their homes.
However, concerns have been raised about the impact the measures will have on businesses as the country re-opens, as well as people’s ability to use public transport.
Health authorities have also suggested that the 2m rule limits the number of patients that can be treated in emergency departments and waiting rooms.
But Irish health advice is based on guidance from the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control, and some worry that shortening the distance will lead to a further spread of Covid-19.
So today we’re wondering: Would you be comfortable if the distance rule changed to 1 metre?
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Yes (7851)
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Using all of our health service facilities has helped against Covid-19. Any change to that should be handled carefully
By Dr Ciarán Ó Riain
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