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A further 939 Covid-19 cases and three deaths were confirmed this evening

CMO urges close contacts to adhere to health advice

Chief Medical Officer Dr Tony Holohan has urged people who contract Covid-19 and people who are close contacts to adhere to the public health advice as there are "too many stories" of people not doing so.

Coronavirus • 27 Oct 20

The patients were approved by the HSE under transitional care funding

HSE aims to start testing nursing home staff next week

The Health Service Executive has said it aims to start testing nursing home staff and other healthcare staff in the week commencing 22 June.

Coronavirus • 17 Jun 20

The Court of Appeal ruled that the hospital acted unlawfully

Hospital 'not entitled' to stop 93-year-old leaving

A general hospital acted unlawfully by preventing a frail 93-year-old woman with dementia leaving there due to its concern discharge was not in her best interests, the Court of Appeal has ruled.

Courts • 02 Jul 18

Misdiagnosed cancer patient critical of Minister

Alison McCormack whose breast cancer was misdiagnosed in St. James's Hospital in 2010 has criticised both the Taoiseach and the Minister for Health.

Investigations Unit • 08 May 18

Ten people waiting more than 40 hours for admission to UHG

Elderly woman on trolley at UHG for 70 hours

An 80-year-old woman has been on a trolley for more than 70 hours in the emergency department at University Hospital Galway.

Health • 11 Jan 18

John Corbett has double pneumonia and is currently in a ward in the hospital (Picture courtesy of Corbett family)

94-year-old man spent more than ten hours on trolley

The daughter of a 94-year-old man, who spent more than ten hours on a trolley in the Galway University Hospital emergency department has said she has been shocked and horrified at the conditions there.

Trolleys • 10 Jan 18

Number of agency doctors did not turn up for work in row over reduced pay

Four Emergency Departments hit by industrial action

At least four hospital Emergency Departments have been hit by unofficial industrial action taken by locum doctors.

Health • 05 Sep 17

The highest trolley figures are in South Tipperary General Hospital in Clonmel, where 27 patients are waiting

Over 300 patients on trolleys, says INMO

There were 315 patients waiting on trolleys or in wards for admission at hospitals across the country this morning, according to figures from the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation.

News • 29 Dec 16

Varadkar said resolving the health service situation was not as simple as just allocating more resources

Varadkar 'does not blame hospital staff'

Minister for Health Leo Varadkar said he has never blamed individual staff for problems in the health service but that resolving the situation was not as simple as bringing in more staff and more beds.

Election 2016 • 08 Feb 16

The judge said it was regrettable that the woman was discharged from hospital at 4am with nothing other than a discharge note

HSE apologises for treatment of elderly patient

The HSE has apologised at the High Court for the circumstances surrounding the discharge of an 82-year-old woman from hospital last week, which were described as substandard.

Ireland • 19 Jan 16

A Coast Guard rescue helicopter airlifted the young girl to University Hospital Limerick

Girl overcome by fumes at Co Clare home

A six-year-old girl has been airlifted to hospital after being overcome by fumes at her home in Co Clare.

Ireland • 14 Dec 15

A fire at a psychiatric hospital in northwest Russia in September 2013 left 37 people dead

Fire at psychiatric hospital kills 23 people

A fire at a psychiatric hospital in southern Russia killed 23 people, the country's emergencies ministry said today.

News • 13 Dec 15

The taskforce discussed the opening of around 455 new and closed beds

Extra beds due this week to tackle overcrowding

Health Service Executive Director General Tony O'Brien has said that the overcrowding issues in hospital emergency departments are local and variable and not a single national problem.

News • 02 Nov 15

Saturday's strike on an Afghan hospital killed 22 people

Air strike on Afghan city hospital 'a mistake'

The deadly air strike that hit a hospital in the Afghan city of Kunduz was a mistake made within the US chain of command, the American commander of international forces in Afghanistan said today.

News • 06 Oct 15

A suspected US airstrike killed at least 19 people at the hospital

MSF calls for 'full and transparent investigation'

Medical aid group Medecins Sans Frontieres has demanded an independent international inquiry into a suspected US air strike that killed 22 people in an Afghan hospital it runs, branding the attack a "war crime".

News • 04 Oct 15

HIQA found that Cregg House in Co Sligo was in major breach of regulations

HSE failed to supervise staff at Sligo centre

An inspection by the health and social services watchdog of a centre for adults with severe to profound intellectual disability has found that the HSE failed to appropriately supervise two staff members against whom an allegation of abuse had been made.

News • 22 Sep 15

University Hospital Waterford Maternity Department provides obstetric services locally

Opening of Waterford labour unit delayed

A new labour unit in Waterford, which is part of a €2m development, will not be used for maternity needs for possibly another three months because equipment has not been bought for it and staff have not been hired.

News • 21 Sep 15

INMO says one man has waited on a trolley for five days

Elderly man on hospital trolley for five days

The Irish Nurses & Midwives' Organisation has said the emergency department at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda is severely overcrowded, with 40 patients on trolleys waiting to be admitted to a bed.

News • 07 Sep 15

The Beacon Hospital said it is continuing to investigate the issues raised in the programme

Beacon employee featured in RTÉ report resigns

The Beacon Hospital in Dublin has confirmed that an employee featured in last week's RTÉ Investigations Unit report into procurement practices at Irish hospitals has resigned.

News • 27 Jul 15

Minister for Health, Leo Varadkar, and the HSE have been informed

Senior hospital staff received gifts from supplier

RTÉ Investigations Unit has revealed that some senior members of hospital staff were in receipt of expensive holidays and gifts from a supplier, in breach of their rules of employment.

News • 17 Jul 15

The IMO says there were 7,775 people being treated on trolleys last month

Hospital overcrowding at record high for June

Overcrowding in hospital emergency departments and wards has increased by 51%, when compared with the same month last year.

News • 06 Jul 15

A number of clinics scheduled to take place at Merlin Park Hospital in Galway have been cancelled during the summer months

850 outpatient appointments postponed due to staff

Outpatient rheumatology appointments for around 850 people in the west have been postponed until later this year because of staff shortages.

News • 25 Jun 15

The changes come after a damning HIQA report on the safety of services at the hospital

Complex surgery to be transferred from Portlaoise

All complex surgery is to be transferred from the Midland Regional Hospital, Portlaoise and emergency department hours at the hospital are expected to be reduced to an 8am to 8pm service.

News • 03 Jun 15

The report was ordered after the deaths of five babies in the maternity unit at the hospital

Group set up to oversee Portlaoise recommendations

A group has been set up to oversee the implementation of recommendations contained in a recent HIQA report on maternity services at the Midland Regional Hospital, Portlaoise.

News • 27 May 15

The findings point out failures of governance and leadership across the HSE at local, regional and national level over a number of years

HIQA to publish findings on Portlaoise hospital

The Health Information and Quality Authority is due to publish its report into patient safety at the Midland Regional Hospital in Portlaoise tomorrow morning.

News • 08 May 15