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    Fergal Bowers

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    Almost 1m people on public hospital waiting lists

    Public hospital waiting lists rose last month by over 17,200 patients and now stand just short of one million people waiting to be seen, or to have a hospital procedure.

    Health • 13 Mar
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    Significant rise in children with e-scooter injuries

    Consultants who deal with emergency medicine for children have reported a significant rise in the number of children suffering injuries from e-scooter use.

    Health • 12 Mar
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    NCPE told to remove drug assessment from website

    An assessment of a drug for a rare muscular condition was removed from the website of the National Centre for Pharmacoeconomics, at the request of the Department of Health.

    Health • 04 Mar
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    Govt drops plan to move Rotunda to Connolly Hospital

    The Government has dropped the existing co-location policy of moving the Rotunda Hospital to Connolly Hospital Blanchardstown.

    Health • 04 Mar
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    Call for statutory inquiry into Covid nursing home deaths

    Families of some of those affected by Covid-19 have gathered to mark the sixth anniversary of the pandemic.

    Health • 03 Mar
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    Patients, staff need clarity on Rotunda Hospital's future

    Amid confusion over whether the Rotunda Hospital might move to the Connolly Hospital campus in Blanchardstown or carry out development work at the current site, clarity is needed for expectant mothers and staff.

    Analysis and Comment • 28 Feb
    The Rotunda Maternity Hospital on Parnell Square in Dublin

    No timeframe for moving Rotunda to Connolly, dept says

    The Department of Health has said there is no timeframe for the Government policy of 2015 to move the Rotunda Hospital to Connolly Hospital Blanchardstown.

    Health • 25 Feb
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    Jobs of 80 paramedics uncertain after HSE changes

    The Irish Society of Paramedicine has said that 80 newly qualified paramedics face an uncertain future, having been told by the HSE that they must reapply to retain their jobs.

    Health • 24 Feb
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    Further €97m to complete children's hospital in HSE plan

    The Health Service Executives capital plan for 2026 has been published setting out how around €1.3 billion in funding for health infrastructure, equipment and furnishing will be spent this year.

    Health • 24 Feb
    The high prescribing of antipsychotic medicines is highlighted in the report with almost all the children with autism given these drugs

    Vulnerable children let down by North Kerry CAMHS

    One singular fact emerges from the 85-page report on the Child & Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS) in North Kerry, and it is that vulnerable children have been let down by this most sensitive part of the health system.

    Analysis and Comment • 18 Feb
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