42 h. ago Meeting hears refugees and migrants face high levels of mental health issues in Galway

This article first appeared on Galway Bay FM Refugees and migrants are facing high levels of mental health issues in Galway That was one of the main issues raised at a landmark meeting of The Refugee and Migrant Health partnership, which was formed in 2018 Ten organisations dedicated to the health and wellbeing of refugees […] The post Meeting hears refugees and migrants face high levels of mental health issues in Galway appeared first on Connacht Tribune - Galway City Tribune.

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8 d. ago Health Minister hears of staff retention challenges in Donegal

Featured photo: Minister for Health is Jennifer Carroll MacNeill, TD with Patrick McConnell, a patient of the Errigal CDM Hub… The post Health Minister hears of staff retention challenges in Donegal appeared first on Donegal Daily.

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8 d. ago ‘The Government has gone very quiet’: childcare providers protest for support after election promises

Pledges to address costs for parents and staff shortages for sector still without action

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2 w. ago State has no secure special care space for teenage girl threatened with being shot, High Court hears

Girl is currently in non-secure residential care due to bed and staff shortages

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2 w. ago Girl threatened with being shot by drug gang cannot get secure care space, court hears

Girl is currently in non-secure residential care due to bed and staff shortages

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2 w. ago UHG launches AI Research Study to help improve GP correspondence

UHG’s Emergency Department has commenced a pioneering study aimed at enhancing the efficiency and quality of GP discharge letters through artificial intelligence. The UHG study, which is in collaboration with James Foley, an Emergency Medicine Consultant in UHG, will leverage MedWrite.ai’s AI Assistant, which generates GP letters from simple voice notes recorded by clinicians to […] The post UHG launches AI Research Study to help improve GP correspondence appeared first on Connacht Tribune - Galway City Tribune.

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2 w. ago Staff shortages, contentious reforms and chronic underfunding set to dominate teachers’ Easter conferences

Helen McEntee faces a daunting challenge convincing delegates the Government can tackle urgent issues facing schools

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2 w. 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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3 w. ago Council reappoints Honolulu Emergency Services Department Director Jim Ireland

Council reappoints Honolulu Emergency Services Department Director Jim Ireland  Hawaii Public Radio

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3 w. ago Staff shortages: Mental health patients forced to compete for attention in emergency departments

The Mental Health Commission has published a report warning of substantial delays, especially for ‘out-of-hours’ mental health assessments.

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3 w. ago Staff shortages and lack of space: The problems facing mental health patients in emergency departments

The Mental Health Commission has published a report warning of substantial delays, especially for ‘out-of-hours’ mental health assessments.

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3 w. ago Huge variations between hospitals in treatment of mental health emergencies

Children with psychosis and suicidality may be left for up to a week in emergency departments, unable to access appropriate care

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3 w. ago HSE urges public to consider all care options over Bank Holiday

Health Officials in the North West are asking people to consider all care options before presenting at Emergency Departments (ED)… The post HSE urges public to consider all care options over Bank Holiday appeared first on Donegal Daily.

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3 w. ago New guidelines on pharmacy dispensing fees to be developed after confusion over free HRT scheme

The Minister for Health said she does not believe patients have “clear visibility” of the fees that they are paying when getting their prescription medicines.

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4 w. ago New study at Galway hospital to use AI to write discharge letters at emergency department

The study hopes to determine the efficiency and quality of AI on creating documentation, UHG said in a statement.

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