“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
Minister for Health, Stephen Donnelly TD welcomed the publication of the new Zero Tolerance strategy to tackle domestic, sexual and gender-based violence, led by Minister for Justice, Helen McEntee TD. Minister Donnelly stated, “This is an important and very welcome new strategy, which is a positive step in cementing within our health system the knowledge, … Read more
A new report to increase the number of emergency department nurses and healthcare assistants has been published by the Department of Health. Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly launched the Report on Phase 2 of the “Framework for Safe Nurse Staffing and Skill Mix in Adult Emergency Care Settings in Ireland”. This report sets out, for … Read more
Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly has confirmed that the HSE has secured vaccines to help protect people against monkeypox. It comes as the first confirmed case of monkeypox that has been identified in the State. The infection was reported in the east of the country on Friday night and the person affected was not kept … Read more
Health Minister Stephen Donnelly has announced the HPV vaccine is to be made available free to all women under 25 to reduce cervical cancer rates. “I have asked the HSE to provide options on how best to introduce a catch-up programme for young women who have now left secondary school and who did not receive … Read more
The government has approved the relocation of the National Maternity Hospital (NMH) from Holles St in Dublin to St Vincent’s site. The Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly has welcomed the government’s approval of the legal framework that will underpin the ownership and governance arrangements for the new National Maternity Hospital (NMH) at the St Vincent’s University Hospital … Read more
The Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly has today received Cabinet approval for the abolition of the statutory public in-patient charge for children. The Minister has received approval to draft the General Scheme of a Bill to provide for the abolition of both overnight and day-case public in-patient charges for children under 16. These charges have … Read more
The Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly has received Cabinet approval to develop the General Scheme of a Health Information Bill. The proposed Bill will help ensure that Ireland has a fit for purpose national health information system that enhances patient care and treatment and supports better planning and delivery of health services. Minister Donnelly said, … Read more
The Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly today welcomed developments that have been made to implement the government decision to provide a Covid Recognition Payment to eligible public service healthcare and ambulance workers, in recognition of their efforts during the COVID-19 pandemic. Minister Donnelly said,”I welcome the significant efforts made to progress the payment of this … Read more
Minister for Health, Stephen Donnelly, and Minister of State with responsibility for Public Health, Wellbeing, and the National Drugs Strategy, Frank Feighan, have today announced the establishment of a COVID-19 Advisory Group. The advisory group will be chaired by Chief Medical Officer Dr. Tony Holohan. The group will advise the Minister for Health and Government … Read more
Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly has published the advice he received from the National Public Health Emergency Team (NPHET). It was recommended that the following measures could be removed with effect from 28 February. Mandatory mask-wearing in areas where it is currently regulated, including public transport, taxis, retail, and other indoor public settings, and staff … Read more
Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly has approved ambitious plans from Children’s Health Ireland and Cappagh Orthopaedic Hospital to reduce waiting times for children and adolescents awaiting paediatric orthopaedic surgery for conditions such as Spina Bifida and Scoliosis. The plan includes specific ringfenced funding for Cappagh Kids. Following a request from the Minister in January, the … Read more
Hospitals paid out close to €1bn in compensation claims over four years, new figures show. Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly released the figures to Cork East TD Seán Sherlock in response to a parliamentary question. The country’s seven hospital groups have paid between €215m and €282m in damages each year since 2018. They have already collectively paid out €11.5m … Read more
Before the Cabinet meeting to discuss the ongoing situation with the Omicron variant, Health Minister Stephen Donnelly has warned that people are still getting “very sick” and dying from Covid-19. Mr Donnelly told there is still a lot of “uncertainly internationally” around the new strain of Covid but according to the data from Irish hospitals … Read more