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Psychiatric unit dangerous, says union
The Psychiatric Nurses’ Association (PNA) yesterday claimed conditions at a dedicated unit in Kerry General Hospital, where three male nurses were assaulted by a disturbed patient, are dangerous. The...
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Steroid drug use on the increase in Ireland, study of drug users in Dublin...
Steroid use was on the increase, Mr Tony Geoghegan, the chief executive of Merchants Quay Ireland, said, but had not been recognised by the national drug strategy. Because it is a “furtive area”,...
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Initiatives to support those living with dementia
A Memory Resource Room where people concerned about memory loss can talk to health professionals is just one of a number of North Cork initiatives designed to support dementia patients and their...
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New figures reveal sharp increase in HIV among young gay men
Young gay and bisexual men have been warned the risk of contracting HIV has grown significantly. As new figures revealed a four-fold increase in new diagnoses among those aged between 25 and 34, the...
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Doctors need to know when they can intervene
“We need something in place where, if I’m a consultant, I know that no one can point the finger at me for carrying out a termination,” said UK-based obstetrician Prof Sir Sabaratnam Arulkumaran....
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Crown says cancer patients denied treatment
Some cancer patients with private health insurance were being denied treatment they assumed they were covered for, Prof John Crown (Ind) claimed. He said there was “uneven access’’ to treatment,...
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Cancer patients face follow-up care costs
“The HSE is failing to fund or invest in cancer care services in general practice, thereby passing all costs onto patients including medical card patients,” said the IMO’s GP committee chairman, Dr Ray...
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The way this State treats our vulnerable young is sickening
Parts of Temple Street are so run down that it is little more than a relic of the Victorian age. In the eight days that we were in the hospital, my daughter was moved seven times around the building –...
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Woman challenges refusal to allow home birth
A mother has challenged a refusal by the HSE to allow her have a home birth for her second child. Yesterday the High Court heard the woman, who is 24 weeks pregnant, is being prevented from giving...
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2,500 terminally ill patients denied hospice care
A report by the Irish Hospice Foundation made the finding after warning that three times the current amount of hospice beds are needed to meet demand. According to the group, despite international...
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‘No-frills’ health cover set to spark price war
Insurance giants, including Aviva and VHI, are poised to offer a range of stripped-down plans for a reduced price in a bid to stem the flow of thousands of young families giving up medical cover....
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Up to half of patients do not take medication as prescribed
Dr Colm Galligan, medical director of MSD Ireland, said one in four Irish patients has poor levels of health literacy, which is directly linked to health outcomes, whileEibhlin Mulroe, the chief...
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Surgery waiting lists soar as A&Es come under pressure
THE number of public patients waiting for over a year to be admitted to hospital for surgery has risen dramatically this year – up from just 36 in December to 931 at the end of May. The hospitals that...
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Woman seeks order for release from psychiatric hospital
Paul Anthony McDermott, for the hospital, the woman’s treating psychiatrists, and the HSE, argued the case was really about the woman’s desire to move to a different, private hospital. He said the...
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Patients face major delays for prostate cancer tests
MEN who are suspected by their GPs of having prostate cancer are not getting the potentially life-saving fast-track diagnosis they were promised, new figures show. The men have been referred by their...
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After the Asylum: Michelle
Dr Barbara Dooley, Headstrong’s director of research and senior lecturer at UCD school of psychology, says the figures underline the urgency of providing services to these young people. “We must see...
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Brendan Kelly: Psychiatry cannot provide neat solutions on suicide
In the 1800s and early 1900s, Irish asylums were used as convenient solutions to all kinds of social problems. Asylum doctors were complicit in this, along with families and broader society. In...
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Abortion couple ‘felt abandoned’ by health system
After being advised that it was not legally possible to have an abortion in Ireland, he said health authorities had little interest in assisting the couple to get a termination abroad. “We were told...
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Laverne McGuinness of HSE on cancer & medical cards
I wish to make it clear that there has been no change to the eligibility criteria for the provision of medical cards to people with cancer or any other specific medical condition. (Times) > Filed...
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Family gets €110,000 after mum killed by sedatives overdose
Margaret Duggan’s widower, William, told the court how his 63-year-old wife, who had multiple sclerosis, was “in good form” and did not have a life-threatening complaint when admitted to St Vincent’s...
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