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# HSE

‘A missed opportunity’: Covid boosters available to millions but HSE advice causes confusion
People age 18 to 49 are not being offered the booster, and some are being turned down when they do.
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HSE to face 'exceptionally challenging' year as government funding falls short of closing deficit
The Oireachtas Committee on Health has heard from HSE CEO Bernard Gloster this morning.
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Nov 22nd 2023, 11:25 AM
HSE warns of public health risk due to low uptake of winter Covid-19 and flu vaccines
The executive expressed concerns over an expected rise in infections from both viruses during the winter period.
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Nov 21st 2023, 12:15 AM
150,000 women aged 17 to 26 have accessed free contraception scheme this year
Health Minister Stephen Donnelly has said he is “delighted to see such high uptake” among young women.
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Nov 19th 2023, 11:01 AM
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Service users 'devastated' amid plan to shut down 'vital' addiction support service in Dublin
Employees at Neart le Chéile in Clondalkin have been told the centre will close down at the end of next month.
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Nov 17th 2023, 1:34 PM
Bruising to 85-year-old Limerick hospital patient’s body could not be explained, inquest hears
Michael Power (85) was found unresponsive by a nurse in his single room on 13 March, 2021.
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Nov 16th 2023, 2:18 PM
12-year-old boy settles claim for €3.75 million over use of epilepsy drug in mother's pregnancy
The case will return before the courts in 2032, when the boy’s needs will be further assessed.
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Nov 16th 2023, 1:41 PM
A potent synthetic opioid was found in the heroin that caused overdoses, but what are nitazenes?
Fifty-seven people have overdosed in Dublin city since last Thursday.
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Nov 15th 2023, 7:27 AM
TikTok showing boxes of patient records in derelict hospital building sparks HSE review
The HSE has also alerted the Data Protection Commissioner.
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Nov 14th 2023, 2:42 PM
Court awards HSE care assistant almost €400,000 after ladder fall at Maternity hospital
Justice Marguerite Bolger said Corless continues to suffer “severe and debilitating back pain” rendering her unable to work.
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Nov 12th 2023, 4:13 PM
Over 1,000 hospital consultants sign up to new public-only contract
Under the new contract, consultants can be asked to work 8am to 10pm Monday to Friday and 8am to 6pm Saturday as part of their core 37-hour week.
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Nov 12th 2023, 2:15 PM
HSE recruitment freeze extended for almost all categories
HSE chief Bernard Gloster said the service is on course to “exceed its funded workforce target”.
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Nov 11th 2023, 1:46 PM
INMO to engage with members over industrial action as HSE consider extending recruitment freeze
The nurses and midwives union will engage with its members over potentially taking industrial action.
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Nov 10th 2023, 11:12 PM
At least 40 people in Dublin overdose on 'very potent' heroin batch as HSE issues fresh warning
Trace amounts of a nitazene-type substance were found in a brown powder associated with one of the overdoses.
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Nov 10th 2023, 9:31 PM
Human trafficking victims to be protected from deportation under new plans
Dedicated accommodation for victims of trafficking will also be established.
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October
October 2023
'Don't dress your pets up' and other helpful advice heading into Halloween night
Most pets have much more sensitive hearing than humans, so are particularly vulnerable to fireworks.
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Oct 30th 2023, 7:00 AM
HPV vaccine 'significantly' reduces signs of pre-cancer in young women, study shows
Cervical cancer, though preventable, remains one of the most common cancers.
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Oct 26th 2023, 10:39 AM
HSE 'doesn't waste' public money despite €1.5bn deficit, as TD praises 'ballsy' chief executive
John Lahart praised HSE boss Bernard Gloster for standing by comments he made in the media about the health budget.
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Oct 24th 2023, 1:05 PM
'There is no time to waste': What happens next after the Citizens' Assembly on Drug Use?
The assembly is recommending a ‘health-led’ approach to drug use in Ireland.
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Oct 23rd 2023, 6:04 PM
University Limerick Hospital group issues apology over record-breaking overcrowding levels
The hospital group said overcrowding levels are ‘far in excess of where we want to be’.
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Oct 23rd 2023, 1:25 PM
Citizens' Assembly on Drugs Use to vote on key recommendations to Government
Legislation has been one of the most hotly debated issues considered by the assembly.
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Oct 21st 2023, 6:30 AM
Ministers blasted over health budget funding as TDs say it is a 'hammer blow' to the public
Donnelly said an in-depth report into the future costs of healthcare is to be carried out.
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Oct 19th 2023, 3:54 PM
Taoiseach critical of HSE as 270 extra junior doctors hired with no sign-off
Government has come under pressure over its budget allocation for the health service.
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Oct 18th 2023, 12:02 AM
'I miss my baby': Healthcare assistants from non-EU countries demand family status in Ireland
Migrant healthcare assistants cannot bring their spouses or children here unless they are earning over 33,000.
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Oct 17th 2023, 5:54 PM
HSE chief executive says next year's funding for health service 'not adequate'
That deficit this year is expected to be around €1.5 billion, Gloster said.
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Oct 15th 2023, 6:45 PM
Nobody under 18 has access to early intervention psychosis services
We want to hear from young people who are directly impacted by the lack of resources.
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Oct 14th 2023, 9:00 PM
Holidaymakers urged to take extra hygiene precautions amid increased reports of stomach bug
Increased levels of cryptosporidiosis, a bug that produces gastroenteritis, have been reported over the last month.
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Oct 13th 2023, 8:04 PM
HSE extends recruitment freeze to include agency staff and junior doctors
The changes announced in the memo take place ‘with immediate effect’.
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Oct 13th 2023, 4:55 PM
Letterkenny hospital apologises for emergency department conditions after 78 GPs raise alarm
A report by
Eoghan Dalton
The group of GPs sent a letter to the Health Minister calling for urgent action at Letterkenny University Hospital.
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Oct 13th 2023, 12:05 AM
Fentanyl being 'constantly monitored' amid fears of drug hitting Irish market, minister says
Europe is bracing itself for a potential heroin shortage after the Taliban banned poppy cultivation.
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Oct 12th 2023, 11:07 AM
Lack of regulation in mental health sector 'wouldn't happen in any other walk of life'
Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services are not properly regulated, the Oireachtas Health Committee has heard.
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Oct 11th 2023, 12:28 PM
HSE issues safety notice over two vapes with illegal nicotine levels
The HSE has asked retailers to remove the products from sale.
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Oct 9th 2023, 7:20 AM
HSE managerial and admin staff begin industrial action
The staff not be working outside of their contracted hours or do any work relating to publishing the service’s statistics.
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Oct 6th 2023, 2:45 PM
Over €90m of out-of-date and no longer fit-for-purpose Covid-19 vaccines written off last year
The PAC was told there are 400 HSE buildings are lying unused across the country.
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Oct 5th 2023, 3:33 PM
HSE boss apologises to children and parents impacted by spinal surgeries crisis
Gloster said the reports about the use of unauthorised springs in operations on children are “most concerning”.
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Oct 5th 2023, 11:58 AM
Opinion: The HSE must learn to listen to social workers in the wake of the 'Emily' case
The McIlroy report into safeguarding following the abuse case has shown that there are major lessons to be learnt, writes Sinéad McGarry.
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Oct 4th 2023, 6:15 AM
HSE's autumn winter flu and Covid-19 vaccination programme gets underway today
The Covid-19 autumn winter booster vaccine is recommended for people aged 50 and over. The flu vaccine is recommended for people aged 65 and over.
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Oct 2nd 2023, 12:16 PM
September
September 2023
Mary Lou McDonald says Government urgently needs to “take lead” on review into CHI surgeries
The Irish Hospital Consultants Association is holding its annual conference today.
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Sep 30th 2023, 11:54 AM
Children's Health Ireland says ‘no record’ of letter to CEO about non-approved medical devices
The development comes amid calls for the terms of reference of an external review to be expanded.
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Sep 27th 2023, 6:24 PM
HSE CEO offers to meet advocacy groups who are to boycott review of spinal surgery crisis
The HSE said it understands the “deep anger and frustration” of advocacy groups that are representing the affected families.
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