Part of the TD’s job is to talk up their constituency. Dublin Bay North Independent Barry Heneghan, one of those Government-supporting deputies for whom Opposition speaking time was controversially sought, is no different. He recently drew the attention of Minister of State for sport Charlie McConalogue to the work of Raheny Shamrocks Athletics Club and … 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
BREAKING: Elective Hospital Delivery to Speed Up The Health Minister pledges a new design process will accelerate the delivery of the elective hospital planned for Merlin Park. By… The post Merlin Park Hospital: Faster Elective Procedures to Speed Up Timelines appeared first on NewsyList. Source link
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
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An Independent TD who supports the Government has hailed the publication of the Health Service Executive capital plan as an example of his “deal” with the Government coming to fruition – despite its insistence that there are no constituency deals with independent TDs. Dublin Bay North TD Barry Heneghan, who was part of the group … Read more
More departures from Children’s Health Ireland (CHI) are expected in coming weeks after a report found the implantation of unlicensed medical devices in children requiring spinal surgery was “wrong”. The Health Information and Quality Authority (Hiqa) on Tuesday published a lengthy and damning report around the governance and oversight of CHI, the body which oversees … Read more
Luke Ryan (7) had to have the spring device removed Luke Ryan, from Meath, with his family in 2022. Photo: Fran Veale Eilish O’Regan and Senan Molony Today at 03:30 The parents of a little boy who had an experimental implant inserted during spinal surgery in Temple Street Children’s Hospital have spoken of their distress … Read more
Never let it be said that Shane Coleman and Ciara Kelly are lofty elitists. On Wednesday the presenters of Newstalk Breakfast (weekdays) throw themselves at the mercy of the public by inviting listeners to come up with slogans for their show. As suggestions arrive, the pair’s fancy seems particularly tickled by the snappy “Let’s go … Read more
The projected completion date for the new national children’s hospital remains for this June but a subsequent “operational commissioning” phase will take at least six months, the Minister for Health has been told. A briefing note from her department also says migration to the new hospital cannot be undertaken in winter due to “clinical risks”, … Read more