Medical scientists halt strike action as Labour Court intervenes
MLSA says 2,100 members will resume work on Wednesday in all hospital laboratories
MLSA says 2,100 members will resume work on Wednesday in all hospital laboratories
Long waiting lists the result of ‘legacy issues’ and will not be solved within one year
Union says its members carry out identical work as biochemists but are paid on average 8 per cent less
Midnight curfew introduced for hospitality with widespread return to work from home
More than 1,630 further infections as public health team expresses concern on rising deaths
Chief medical officer ‘increasingly worried’ about the increase in infections nationwide
HSE chief Paul Reid says Ireland remains in a period of ‘sustained threat’ from Covid-19
Inpatient and day procedure list now at 77,000, up from 67,000 at end of 2019
Holohan urges people to contact their GP as soon as symptoms occur so contacts can be traced
Nphet in favour of ‘any measure’ that could suppress the virus, says Deputy CMO
Director of acute services says 321 ICU beds open with surge capacity limit of up to 350
Current surge can be turned around quickly if lockdown measures are adhered to , Holohan says
Healthcare system is only ever two weeks away from overwhelmed, says HSE’s chief clinical officer
Authorities reviewing the mandatory use of face masks at primary-school level
Irish Cancer Society says 450 cancers, 1,600 pre-cancers have gone undetected during lockdown
TD asks if gardaí could be sent to homes of people who are not turning up
Some 1.4m flu vaccine doses for adults secured but no universal scheme planned
Maximum flow in hospitals could not be increased, NPHET group meeting notes say
Public hospitals not ‘fit for purpose’ to handle surge in cases, Dáil committee to hear
Team of medical experts and health service chiefs have been advising Government on navigating crisis
Liam Woods says all 13 confirmed cases in Ireland were being treated in hospital
Senior doctor says Ireland will struggle to deal with even a small number of severely ill patients should virus occur here
Figure equals record level of overcrowding, HSE says hospitals under ‘significant pressure’
Targeting of State’s hospital overcrowding crisis does not include extra beds or staff
Some women who had private smear tests were later excluded from public colposcopy
All emergency departments will open but delays expected due to reduced staff numbers
INMO and PNA meeting public sector managers in attempt to avert strikes and ban
Hospital staff broke news of man’s death to family saying he had been found ‘pulseless’
Intensive care units and operating theatres among worst hit for shortages
Patients needed elective care being ‘crowded out’ says HSE executive
Hospitals to be under increased pressure for at least another four weeks, say officials
Since 2013 just one woman lost an appeal of a decision refusing her an abortion
Withdrawn document advised hospital staff on ‘trespassers’ who refuse to leave beds
Health committee told collusion between suppliers and purchasers ‘difficult’ to detect
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