New figures show the number of cancelled operations increased by 10% in 2008 and 31,219 operations were cancelled in the last two years (see detailed breakdown below). A HSE reply to a Fine Gael Parliamentary Question shows that 16,316 operations were cancelled throughout the country in 2008. This is a 10% increase on 2007 when [...]
Results of a recent member survey by Nursing Homes Ireland, indicates that there are currently over 1,800 unused beds in nursing homes across Ireland at a time when the acute hospital sector is experiencing renewed pressure. The NHI survey highlights the impact of the delays in implementing the Fair Deal, Nursing Home Support Scheme Bill, [...]
A new national helpline for people with arthritis has been launched. This is the first helpline of its kind in the country and aims to provide vital emotional and practical support for people affected by this condition. Arthritis is not a single disorder but rather the name for joint disease from a number of causes. [...]
The Central Statistics Office (CSO) has published the 15th official Irish Life Tables. The release contains estimates of life expectancy for the period 2005 to 2007. Some of the key points highlighted in the release include: * Period life expectancy at birth for males increased by 1.7 years to 76.8 years between 2002 and 2006. [...]
More than 40 new Clinical Directors (CDs) have now been appointed across the health service, following the closure of nominations last Friday. More than one nomination emerged at both Mayo General and Letterkenny hospitals and these appointments will go to interview. Clinical Directors will be senior appointees with leadership roles and budget responsibilities. Physicians who [...]
The Minister with responsibility for Mental Health has made a public commitment to cease the inappropriate practice of admitting children and adolescents to adult psychiatric facilities by the end of next year. Responding to a question from Irish Medical Times at a press briefing to mark the third anniversary of A Vision for Change last [...]
The IMO has called for the full implementation of both Reach Out: The National Strategy for Action on Suicide Prevention and the recommendations of the Joint Oireachtas Sub-Committee on the High Level of Suicide in Irish Society. In a new position paper, the doctors’ union concluded that there was a dearth of information on suicide [...]
A comprehensive review of how the European Working Time Directive (EWTD) is being flouted across the EU is expected to be adopted by the European Commission next month. The first such application report on the Directive since 2000, the review comes just six months ahead of the August deadline of the 48-hour week for NCHDs [...]
The HSE is considering a pilot project in the South East to provide training to patients or their carers to allow them to carry out their own dialysis treatment. It is envisaged that the pilot project would operate for a period of six months, to a maximum of one year if the objectives of the [...]
Two Irish doctors at the Centre for Ageing, Neuroscience and the Humanities, at the Trinity Centre for Health Sciences have stressed that a major drive to improve health equity across the globe should not discount ageism when addressing the social determinants of healthcare. Writing in the latest issue of The Lancet (Vol 373, Issue 9660), [...]
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