By Lloyd Mudiwa. The cost of sick leave in the health service is set to soar beyond €290 million a year, following new regulations to be implemented entitling employees to carry forward annual leave accrued during paid sick leave, regardless of the duration of their absence, into new leave years over a three-year cycle.
By Lloyd Mudiwa. HSE National Director of Finance Liam Woods is overseeing Brian Gilroy’s old role of National Director, Integrated Services — Reconfiguration along with the responsibility for Estates, while an ongoing Executive search takes place for a replacement for Seán McGrath, National Director of Human Resources, Irish Medical Times understands.
By Gary Culliton. A total of 72 per cent of complete medical card applications received in the week commencing March 12 were processed within a week, the HSE has reported.
By Lloyd Mudiwa. Measures that have been taken to bridge the health divide in Finland will be examined during the first Scientific Session at next month’s IMO AGM in Killarney.
By Lloyd Mudiwa. The implementation of a national Electronic Patient Record (EPR) could take as long 10 years to complete, according to the HSE.
By Lloyd Mudiwa. An Bord Pleanála has refused to exempt the Mater Hospital from applying to the local authority for planning permission to reconfigure a section of its new proposed facility, which was already granted planning permission, including increasing the number of inpatient beds by 12.
By Dara Gantly. The chairman of the Oireachtas Committee on Health has welcomed the commitment by the Minister of State with responsibility for primary care Róisín Shortall to bring forward a public health bill to address the problem of the misuse and consumption of alcohol by mid-year.
By Lloyd Mudiwa. The recent resurgence of whooping cough despite high levels of vaccination in young children, which signifies the changing epidemiology of the disease, is a cause for concern and has prompted a leading public health specialist to recommend the development of a national pertussis reference laboratory.
By Lloyd Mudiwa. Despite major financial pressures, the Galway/Roscommon Hospitals Group has said it will not compromise the safety of its patients, visitors and staff in its efforts to contain costs.
By Lloyd Mudiwa. The Government last week refused to provide for safe and legal abortion and to eliminate religious discrimination in schools, which could have implications for religious discrimination in hospitals.
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