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Friday 25 June 2021
Varadkar said the government wants to own the hospital, and “ideally the land”.
The hospital group has insisted that it will not sell the land on the Elm Park campus.
Nurses have expressed frustration over shower and sink facilities, as well as not being prioritised for the Covid-19 vaccine.
A patient with cystic fibrosis, for whom nutrition is key to health, shares her hospital food experience.
Nadine Lott died on 17 December.
Dr Peter Boylan made the claim in a new book to be published next week.
One patient is being treated for burn injuries and two with smoke inhalation.
Surgical intervention saves the State in the long-term from healthcare costs associated with obesity, say doctors.
The St. Vincent’s site is the preferred site for the hospital.
Dr Peter Boylan has refused to resign from the NMH board.
St Vincent’s Hospital was found to be solely liable in the case.
The woman’s heart stopped beating during the annual run.
The hospital was asked by the HSE to stop 80 consultants on State salaries from working between both public and private hospitals on the campus.
Nicholas Jermyn was revealed to have been paid €136,591 on top of his HSE salary before Christmas.
Tony O’Brien promised parents that the HSE would be “with them for the long haul”.
The chairman of the hospital added that they would “swing around to compliance” with HSE pay rules.
The hospital group was hauled before the HSE to discuss its compliance with public sector pay rules.
It was revealed last month that the group’s CEO receives an extra €136,500 on top of his HSE salary.
The chair of the Public Accounts Committee said he found the manner in which the information was released into the public domain by the hospital “shocking”.
Nicholas Jermyn also received a car allowance of €19,796 this year.
The chairman of St Vincent’s Healthcare Group has written to Senator John Crown and asked him to send on all information he has in relation to the matter.
The correspondence from Noel Whelan, Chairman of St Vincent’s Healthcare Group states to the PAC that they believe they are “compliant” with the health sector pay policy.
The motorcyclist was pronounced dead at the scene of the collision near Roundwood in Wicklow.
The crash happened at about 1.45am when the car the man was driving collided with a pole on Churchtown Road.
Or longer? Is that piece that you swallowed when you were six still there?
The National Maternity Hospital will move to the St Vincent’s campus at Elm Park by 2018.
One of the busiest Emergency Departments in the country will close as it is moved to a new nearby location.
Two in-patient rooms will be held in reserve for emergency CF admissions – but patients say the arrangement falls short.
The gunman was fatally shot by police and detectives are still working to determine why he was in the hospital.
As inadequate accommodation for cystic fibrosis patients again hits headlines, one young person with CF tells an emotional tale of hospital life.
The Cystic Fibrosis Association of Ireland has requested a review of the management of CF beds at the hospital.
One man is in a serious condition after a car and minibus collided on the N11 at Arklow in the early hours of this morning.
Two people were hospitalised for head injuries after the attack.
Marcus Ó Buachalla got himself checked out after twice collapsing while training with Kilmacud Crokes. And he’s thankful he did.
Visitors have been urged to stay away from Connolly Hospital in Blanchardstown, where a number of wards are affected.
Dr Rhona Mahony greets Holles Street’s first newborn of 2012 as she faces into a major challenge – the possibility of moving the whole hospital to St Vincent’s Hospital campus.
There have been 11 new cases of the bug at two Dublin hospitals in the last 24 hours.
The two Dublin hospitals are advising against all non-essential visits after an outbreak of a winter vomiting bug.
LAST NIGHT, Taoiseach Micheál Martin said the government doesn’t want to backtrack on any reopening measures, and that this principle will “inform any decisions” when advice is received from NPHET next week.
The National Public Health Emergency Team (NPHET) will next week issue advice to government on the planned 5 July reopening measures, which includes indoor dining.
Government sources have said that it would be close to impossible to reject advice if public health experts recommend a delay to some or all of the planned 5 July measures such as the reopening of indoor dining.
In an interview last night with Claire Brock on Virgin Media Television, Martin said the Chief Medical Officer this week outlined his concerns about the Delta variant.
So, today we want to know… Should the reopening of indoor service in pubs and restaurants be delayed beyond 5 July?
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