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22 hours, 35 mins agoHSE board to include members with medical background
Planned legislation on the make-up of the new Health Service Executive Board will be changed to include members with a medical background.
24 days agoHSE outlines details of expected disruption ahead of nurses' strike
It has begun outlining details of expected disruption to services during the first of six 24-hour nationwide work stoppages by more than 35,000 nurses.
28 days agoAutism service ‘confused’ after HSE pulls link
A support service provider is “confused and disappointed” after its arrangement with a Cork-based organisation for people with autism was pulled by the HSE — a decision that has left members concerned.
29 days agoFergus Finlay and former GAA President among eight people appointed to new board of HSE
The board will operate on an administrative basis only until legislation officially creating it is passed.
32 days agoStephen Donnelly urges Health Minister to act to avert ambulance strike
The Health Minister and HSE are being urged to intervene to avert an ambulance strike scheduled for Tuesday.
48 days agoHSE slams fake crisis pregnancy agencies
A number of websites claiming to provide unplanned pregnancy support services are mimicking the HSE’s My Options service, it has emerged.
51 days ago'National disgrace': Doctors hit out after 7,000 operations cancelled this year
The Irish Medical Organisation (IMO) says it is a "national disgrace" that 7,000 operations were cancelled this year because of hospital overcrowding.
53 days agoHarris warns of 'extremely busy' January for health service
The Health Minister is warning of an "extremely busy" January for the health service.
61 days agoHSE cuts number of patients seeking nursing home care under Fair Deal scheme
The HSE has been accused of being "imprudent" in unilaterally cutting the number of people whose nursing home care will be funded under the Fair Deal scheme next year.
62 days agoGPs label HSE Service Plan a 'disgrace' which nurses claim has no funds for safe staffing levels
The HSE Service Plan for 2019 has been labelled a "disgrace" by the National Association of General Practitioners.
62 days agoUCC health economist warns €850m increase in HSE budget is 'only a drop in the ocean'
A health economist has warned that the HSE has “very little wriggle room” in its budget for next year and if additional money is required services might have to be cut.
76 days agoLimerick hospital's €25m emergency department unable to cope with demand
The chief executive of University Hospital Limerick, Professor Colette Cowan has admitted that the €25 million emergency department opened just 18 months ago is not able to cope with the numbers coming through its doors.
76 days agoIMO: €30m HSE winter plan will only provide 'temporary relief' for some patients
The HSE's €30m winter plan will only provide “a temporary relief” for some patients, the Irish Medical Organisation claims.
76 days ago€30m HSE winter plan to target overcrowding and support for older people
Tackling overcrowding and supporting older people are some of the main targets of the HSE’s winter plan.
79 days agoUpdate: HSE's guidance on pet names is 'off-the-wall stuff', says consultant
The Irish Patients Association says it’s important that hospital staff get the right balance between being over familiar and clinical.
86 days agoHarris: HSE to announce details of 'winter ready' clinics next week
Innovative measures will be taken to reduce pressure on emergency departments over Christmas and the New Year.
93 days agoHSE data ‘not reliable enough’ on discharges from hospitals
An expert group examining the scale and causes of delayed discharges from hospital has been unable to produce any meaningful recommendations to tackle the problem this winter because of the poor quality of data available to it.
94 days agoMost HSE staff not briefed on open disclosure
Just one in five health and social care workers has been formally briefed on the HSE’s open disclosure policy, and only one in 25 has attended a training workshop — five years after patients were assured the policy would be standard practice.
99 days agoHSE implement only 10 of 36 recommendations following 2015 investigation
The HSE has only implemented 10 out of 36 Ombudsman recommendations three years after an investigation into the health service.
104 days agoChristmas leave for nurses and doctors expected to go ahead as planned
The HSE is not expected to ban doctors and nurses from taking time off over Christmas when it finalises its winter plan today.
