Hospitals

Solidarity TD Mick Barry says Government’s housing policy a ‘gift’ for ‘racists’

Ambulances also expected to start bringing patients to St John’s Hospital, Limerick to alleviate pressure

Ministers will also consider €50 million fund for communities helping refugees

Appeal for blood donations as pressure on health service has an impact on numbers attending Irish Blood Transfusion Service clinics

Restrictions of contract will damage maternity hospitals’ ability to recruit the best obstetricians due to Ireland’s complex medico-legal system

HSE set to visit all acute hospitals on Monday as more than 200 people waiting on trolleys

Figure 71% higher than this day last year as worst impacted hospitals include Cork and St Vincent’s

We would like to hear from patients, their relatives, and also hospital staff

In this special edition of In The News, we are joined by our new co-host, Bernice Harrison. We say goodbye for now to presenter, Conor Pope, who resumes his full-time duties as Consumer Affairs Correspondent. Over Christmas and New Year, you may have opted out scrolling through social media or catching up on news stories. However it was eventful two weeks. In this episode, we bring you a round-up of the most noteworthy stories including hospital overcrowding, the death of Pope Benedict and the arrest of misogynist, Andrew Tate. Presented by Aideen Finnegan.

Pat McCarthy (70) says the experience of being in Cork University Hospital has taken a huge toll on her

And that should mean fast and effectively. For now our public hospitals are under such pressure that patient safety is endangered. Here’s how to proceed

The baseline level of trolleys is now about 500, even in summer when there is no flu or Covid-19 to blame

Nursing union members strike for first time in history, demanding better pay and end to 'unsafe' conditions

HSE told final costs must be ‘bottomed out’ while Government will need to approve any additional sums

People with intestinal failure need the support of a specialised inpatient unit, say clinicians

Increase in attendances the key challenge for HSE this winter as Covid and flu cases remain stable

A hospital the size of St Vincent’s could be filled with the number of patients waiting to be discharged each day

INMO calls for cancellation of non-emergency care and use of private sector capacity to deal with overcrowding

Hiqa inspectors found some patients in emergency department were waiting over 58 hours for admission

The author skilfully, disconcertingly depicts the hospital as a harsh world of ugly paradoxes

John Sheridan claims he was injured while pushing a patient in a wheelchair in the ward

University Hospital Limerick had highest level of overcrowding, with 1,829 patients on trolleys

People less concerned about impact of the virus in current wave, latest ESRI social activity survey finds

Irish Association of Emergency medicine says attendances at emergency departments at ‘alarming rate’

Healthcare workers deserve to have nutritious and sustainable food available to them in hospitals

Proposal ‘unacceptable’ unless adequately resourced, says Minister for Justice Helen McEntee

Patients with non-urgent conditions are experiencing ‘lengthy waiting times’, hospital says

Seven-year wait is facing patients referred by their GP to consultant neurologist for first assessment

By 2015 man accumulated five and a half months’ paid leave entitlement, WRC told

Both inpatient and outpatient services have been severely hit, says Dr Francis Finucane

Coronavirus remains a ‘very dangerous, very transmissible virus’, says Glynn

Elmhurst in Queens is at the centre of the Covid-19 crisis in New York

UL Hospitals Group has defended its record and blamed overcrowding on a bed shortage

Oireachtas group argues for wide-ranging changes to remedy health service problems

Former head of cancer programme to retain her current terms and conditions

PAC concerned at €258,000 paid to manager

Impact says amount is in excess of the salary paid to HSE secretary general Tony O’Brien