By Gary Culliton. Over 3,000 patients will have been treated at Cork University Hospital’s Acute Medicine Unit by the end of this year, the HSE Chief Executive Cathal Magee told the Joint Oireachtas Health Committee last week.
Seven HSE staff seconded to SDU
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By Gary Culliton. A total of seven HSE staff have been seconded to the Department of Health to assist in the operation of the Special Delivery Unit (SDU) since October 1, as part of an initiative to cut ED trolley waits.
Focus on public health at Meeting
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By Lloyd Mudiwa. Tony O’Brien, Director of Clinical Strategy and Programmes with the HSE, will discuss developments in the health services and the related role of public health at the forthcoming Faculty of Public Health 2011 Winter Scientific Meeting.
Cork ED restrictions starting this month
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By Gary Culliton. Restrictions in Emergency Department (ED) opening times at South Infirmary Hospital (SIVUH) in Cork to 12 hours per day are planned from this month, with full closure of the Department due in April.
Nurse who made false allegations is struck off
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By Lloyd Mudiwa. A nurse who made a number of false allegations of professional misconduct against fellow medical practitioners in the hospital where he worked to An Garda Síochána, the Medical Council and even the Department of Health has been found guilty of professional misconduct and struck off the Nursing Register.
Mental Health services ‘on brink of collapsing’
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By Aoife Connors. Any further budget cuts will lead to a complete collapse of mental health services, a national coalition of organisations promoting improved mental health services has warned.
Electronic recording of PC activities
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By Lloyd Mudiwa. The RCPI has embarked on expanding its electronic system for recording activities to cover doctors enrolled on its performance competence (PC) schemes to help ensure their success.
GUH is awarded manufacturing licence
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By Aoife Connors. The Blood and Tissue Establishment (BTE) at Galway University Hospitals (GUH) has been awarded an EU standard for the production of medicinal products, known as a Good Manufacturing Process (GMP) Licence, for its clean room facility.
North East GPs call for end to fee cuts
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By Dara Gantly. More than 60 GPs from across the North East have urged the Minister for Health not to impose any further cuts to GMS payments and related schemes.
SDU to conduct Galway review
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By Gary Culliton. The Special Delivery Unit is to conduct a ‘diagnostic investigation’ of University College Hospital Galway, similar to the one performed at the Mid-Western Regional Hospital, Limerick, the Minister for Health has told a meeting of the Joint Oireachtas Health Committee.
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