6 d. ago Local TD demands immediate action on ED mental healthcare report

This article first appeared on Galway Bay FM The Government must take immediate action on this week’s report on mental healthcare in hospital emergency departments. That’s according to Galway East TD Louis O’Hara, who’s reacting to the report released by the Mental Health Commission. It expressed concern over the inconsistent level of services provided nationwide […] The post Local TD demands immediate action on ED mental healthcare report appeared first on Connacht Tribune - Galway City Tribune.

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1 week ago Half of firms surveyed for sick pay report offered better terms than those required by legislation

Majority of firms did not report significant impact of legislation but construction, hospitality and retail sectors felt effects

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2 w. ago Sinn Féin criticises ‘litany of failure’ in children’s health

An audit of hip dysplasia surgeries at CHI hospitals found hundreds of children operated on between 2021 and 2023 did not meet the threshold.

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3 w. ago Children’s Health Ireland informed of hip surgery concerns in 2023, Taoiseach says

Hundreds of children which received hip surgeries between 2021 and 2023 did not meet the threshold for the procedure.

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last month Hundreds of children put through unnecessary hip surgeries in Dublin hospitals – report

Pearse Doherty said it was alleged that the surgeries were conducted ‘purely for financial gain’.

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last month Hundreds of children had unnecessary hip surgery at Dublin hospitals, Dáil hears

Sinn Féin’s Pearse Doherty raises issue of audit sparked by whistleblower allegations

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last month Hundreds of children put through unnecessary hip surgeries, Dáil told

A clinical audit is now taking place which will be submitted to the Department of Health.

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