Hospital waiting lists soar in Northern Ireland
Doctors and nurses’ representatives call for ‘fundamental’ change to tackle problem (Source: The Irish Times - Health)
Source: The Irish Times - Health - February 25, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
St John of God centre ‘failed to protect residents from abuse’
Inspection report criticises management at Co Louth service for vulnerable adults (Source: The Irish Times - Health)
Source: The Irish Times - Health - February 24, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Strike action to close 999 call centre for 12 hours
One of three offices to close despite Conduit Global claiming progress in talks with staff (Source: The Irish Times - Health)
Source: The Irish Times - Health - February 24, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
HSE staffing: Number of senior health managers rises
Levels employed fell off after economic crash - but numbers have now effectively recovered (Source: The Irish Times - Health)
Source: The Irish Times - Health - February 24, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
New deal for rural GPs a ‘first step’
Rural practice allowance to increase from €16,216 to €20,000 (Source: The Irish Times - Health)
Source: The Irish Times - Health - February 24, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
One in eight Irish people have vitamin D deficiency - study
UCC scientists say foods need to be enhanced with vitamin D for good bone health (Source: The Irish Times - Health)
Source: The Irish Times - Health - February 23, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Highest incidence of young suicides is in Cork city and county, says charity
New State-wide suicide-prevention campaign focuses on third-level students (Source: The Irish Times - Health)
Source: The Irish Times - Health - February 23, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Teen hurt in Cork match waited 75 minutes for ambulance
Coach criticises delay, says ambulance base is five minutes drive from the soccer pitch (Source: The Irish Times - Health)
Source: The Irish Times - Health - February 23, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
€10m deal to boost payments for rural GPs
Pay increases for student nurses also approved just days before Election 2016 (Source: The Irish Times - Health)
Source: The Irish Times - Health - February 23, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
GP candidates battle decline of rural communities
Independents Michael Harty and Jerry Cowley part of ‘No Doctor, No Village’ campaign (Source: The Irish Times - Health)
Source: The Irish Times - Health - February 23, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Ministers announce pay rise for student nurses
Beginning March 1st, some 1,400 student nurses will benefit from reversal of cuts to their final-year pay, boosting pay to 70% of staff nurse salary scale (Source: The Irish Times - Health)
Source: The Irish Times - Health - February 22, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Student nurses and midwives to receive pay rise from March 1st
INMO general secretary Liam Doran welcomes the pay rise, which arises from the Lansdowne Road Agreement (Source: The Irish Times - Health)
Source: The Irish Times - Health - February 22, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
ECT is most effective way to treat depression, research says
Trinity College Dublin researchers manage to reduce side-effects of treatment (Source: The Irish Times - Health)
Source: The Irish Times - Health - February 22, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Pay for student nurses to increase from beginning of March
Pay will now be at 70 per cent of the first point of the staff nurses incremental pay scale (Source: The Irish Times - Health)
Source: The Irish Times - Health - February 22, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
GP guilty of poor performance after death of patient
Breeda Fayne, who was seen by the GP on two occasions, died of colon cancer in 2014 (Source: The Irish Times - Health)
Source: The Irish Times - Health - February 22, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
