In a groundbreaking move, Ireland’s Health Service Executive (HSE) has revealed plans to introduce Acute Virtual Wards at Limerick University Hospital and St Vincent’s Hospital early next year. This innovative project, known as ‘Hospital at Home,’ aims to alleviate overcrowding by providing medical care to patients in the comfort of their own homes. Under the … Read more
Dublin: With the flu spreading across the country, Health Minister Stephen Donnelly has expressed concern that people are avoiding safety measures including masks in public places. People are also avoiding masks on public transport. The minister said that this lack of security is very alarming as winter approaches. The Minister reminded the public it is … Read more
A spring Covid-19 booster immunisation scheme will be launched by the Health Service Executive (HSE) for specific groups. The initiative is available to those who are at least 70 years old, residing in long-term care homes for seniors, and those with weakened immune systems who are at least five years old. A booster shot can … Read more
According to a recent poll, after the Covid-19 outbreak, more than 70% of doctors in Ireland have suffered burn-out. A psychiatric syndrome known as burn-out comprises emotional exhaustion, a sense of cynicism and detachment from one’s work, as well as a feeling of ineffectiveness and lack of accomplishment. 1,082 doctors responded to an IMO survey … Read more
Ten assaults on HSE nurses and midwives are reportedly committed daily, according to the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organization. The INMO will inform the Oireachtas Health Committee next week that the Health and Safety Authority is not doing enough to safeguard hospital employees from an increase in violent and aggressive incidents. There have been reported … Read more
According to recent data, there are over 250,000 people waiting in hospitals for medical scans. 59,000 people have been on the lists for more than a year, according to data from the National Treatment Purchase Fund. The most recent statistics concern the number of patients in acute hospitals who are waiting for outpatient scans. These … Read more
The HSE has announced that community vaccination centres across the country will start offering walk-in flu vaccination clinics for children aged 2 to 17 starting this week. This is in response to rising numbers of both flu cases in children as well as the significant number of children who have been hospitalised with flu this … Read more
A warning has been issued by the Health Service Executive and gardaí over packaged sweets suspected of containing synthetic cannabinoids. A risk communication regarding the appearance of synthetic cannabinoids in cannabis and THC products was released by the HSE National Social Inclusion Office on January 6, 2023. A small number of hospitalisations have occurred following … Read more
The HSE does not know how many people have been employed as a result of the activity of private recruiting firms, which have been paid a total of €15.5 million since 2020. According to a breakdown of numbers, these companies were paid €2.88 million in 2020 and €9.78 million in 2021, with €2.6 million paid … Read more
Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly is bringing the Health Service Executive’s Winter Plan to Cabinet today, with the objective of boosting capacity in public hospitals while also using services in the private sector. The HSE will provide individual plans to each of Ireland’s 29 emergency departments in order to prepare them for the winter months. … Read more
Healthcare professionals and individuals with long-term health conditions between the ages of 12 and 49 are asked to schedule an appointment for their second Covid-19 booster injection. An HSE vaccination centre, participating GPs, or participating pharmacies are all places to schedule your next booster if you are over 50 or pregnant for more than 16 … Read more
“Significant progress” was made in infant and maternity care in 2021, despite the challenges of Covid-19, Health Minister Stephen Donnelly has said while launching the National Women and Infants Health Programme’s Annual Report for 2021. The National Women and Infants Health Programme was established in the HSE to lead the management, organisation and delivery of … Read more
The Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly has welcomed the HSE’s offer of engagement with health sector representative bodies regarding a scheme for Paid Leave for Public Health Service Employees unfit for work post-COVID-19 infection. The Department of Health, Health Service Executive, and Department of Public Expenditure and Reform have been engaged on proposals for a … Read more
A Medical doctor from Cork has asked the High Court for an injunction preventing the HSE from re-commencing an internal inquiry into a complaint that he telephoned and asked a 16-year-old female patient “out for coffee”. The motion has been taken by Dr. Ali Gul, who is a non-consultant doctor based in Cork and has … Read more
The State’s cybersecurity body and the HSE took part in a European-wide simulated attack on health services this week — just over a year from the start of the devastating real-life attack on HSE systems. The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC), together with the HSE and a number of hospitals and pharmacy companies, participated in a large-scale … Read more