Cancer is the leading cause of death in Ireland, so how the country performs on every aspect of the disease, from prevention and screening to treatment and survivorship, is of critical importance. Each diagnosis is a personal story for the one in every two people who will develop cancer in their lifetime, but population-wide analysis … Read more
The prevalence of fireworks injuries among children at Halloween remains unchanged despite the introduction of legislation to improve safety and regulate the sale of the products, a new study has found. The research, published in the Irish Medical Journal, found there were 10 referrals to a paediatric burns unit over a seven-day period around Halloween … Read more
A report on waiting list irregularities and a “toxic” work culture at a hospital run by Children’s Health Ireland (CHI) is to be referred to gardaí , the Cabinet committee on health has been told. The report, which not been published but has been widely reported in some media outlets, has caused shock in Government … Read more
A “negative and toxic” work culture at a hospital run by Children’s Health Ireland (CHI), in which multiple staff complained of “unprofessional and disruptive behaviour from consultants”, contributed to the undermining of care and treatment for sick children, an internal report has found. The CHI report also noted one consultant had taken a legal action … Read more
Three members of the board of Children’s Health Ireland (CHI) resigned on Tuesday morning, after months of controversy at the operator of paediatric healthcare in the State. CHI was established in 2019 to govern and operate paediatric services in Ireland, and currently operates Temple Street, Crumlin and Tallaght hospitals. It will also operate the new … Read more
If people working in the public health system are “ingratiating themselves financially” they will be referred to An Garda Síochána, the HSE‘s chief executive has said. Bernard Gloster said on Sunday that nobody had told him about an internal investigation at Children’s Health Ireland (CHI) which allegedly found a consultant abused the State’s waiting system … Read more