Media News Archive
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'Hundreds dying due to trolley waits'
Around 350 patients in Ireland may be unnecessarily dying in hospitals each year as a result of overcrowding in emergency departments, a leading consultant has warned.
Newspaper: IrishHealth.com
Date: 31/08/2011
Category: Health Law
And a HSE report has estimated that at least 50 lives could be saved in hospitals each year by reducing the number of trolleys in EDs. The mortality estimates...
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Inquiries under way into alleged abuse at Cork school
THREE SEPARATE investigations are under way into the handling of clerical child sex abuse allegations by the Missionaries of the Sacred Heart congregation
Newspaper: Irish Times
Date: 31/08/2011
Category: Redress Board (RIRB)
THREE SEPARATE investigations are under way into the handling of clerical child sex abuse allegations by the Missionaries of the Sacred Heart congregation while managing their Coláiste an Chroí...
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Closure of acute psychiatric unit to proceed
THE HSE is to proceed with the closure of an acute psychiatric unit in Tipperary within the next eight months and transfer inpatient beds to adjoining counties.
Newspaper: Irish Times
Date: 31/08/2011
Category: Mental Health
Confirmation of the impending closure of the 49-bed St Michael's Unit in Clonmel was given yesterday by the HSE at a series of briefings with staff and the media....
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MRSA patients 50% more likely to die
Intensive care patients who contract MRSA - the superbug which is resistant to most antibiotics - are up to 50% more likely to die than patients who contract infections that do respond to antibiotics, a new study indicates.
Newspaper: IrishHealth.com
Date: 31/08/2011
Category: MRSA
According to international researchers, the dangers of MRSA are well known, but whether it actually increases the risk of death has been a matter of contention among scientists....
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Cancer patient tells of four-year wait for redress
A 55-YEAR-OLD woman whose breast cancer diagnosis was delayed by 18 months because of laboratory errors has said she feels let down by the State Claims Agency almost four years after her case was initiated.
Newspaper: Irish Times
Date: 31/08/2011
Category: Cancer
Speaking out for the first time about her claim, Patient A told The Irish Times about her battle for compensation. The Tipperary woman was referred to Barrington's private hospital,...
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Woman loses challenge on industrial school claim
A WOMAN who claims she was abused at an industrial school in the midlands has lost her High Court challenge against the Residential Institutions Redress Board's refusal to allow her to bring a claim for compensation.
Newspaper: Irish Times
Date: 10/08/2011
Category: Redress Board (RIRB)
The woman, now aged 41 and who cannot be identified for legal reasons, claimed she was subject to physical and emotional abuse at the industrial school she was...
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Sharp decline in payment of fines imposed by courts
COMPLIANCE RATES in paying fines imposed by courts as punishment for criminal offences has dropped significantly because of the effects of the recession.
Newspaper: Irish Times
Date: 10/08/2011
Category: other - Legal
If trends for the start of the year continue, less than €60 in every €100 imposed as a fine this year will be collected. While rates of collection...
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Legislation on judicial council a 'priority'
THE DEPARTMENT of Justice has said the long-delayed Bill to establish a judicial council is being drafted with a view to publication late this year.
Newspaper: Irish Times
Date: 10/08/2011
Category: Legislation
However, it is not included among the 105 Bills on the Government's first legislation programme published in April. Even if published, the passage of the Bill through the...
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Tallaght data breach investigated
Tallaght hospital has asked the Garda Siochana to assist it in determining how sensitive patient information got into inappropriate hands, the hospital has confirmed.
Newspaper: Irish Times
Date: 03/08/2011
Category: Health Law
Since 2004 the west Dublin hospital had been using a private firm to transcribe some medical reports and letters for GPs. This firm, in turn, was sending the...
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Patients' rights watchdog calls for legislation to be updated
HEALTH LEGISLATION relating to enforced treatment of patients needs to be urgently updated, according to a patients' rights advocate.
Newspaper: Irish Times
Date: 03/08/2011
Category: Health Law
Patient Focus national co-ordinator Sheila O'Connor was responding yesterday to reports that a man suffering with TB was treated in isolation for two years against his will under...