Consultants call for urgent action as 860,000 sit on waiting lists for care
The IHCA said today that the HSE’s national service plan is welcome but “does not match the scale of the problem”. By Sean Murray Friday 26 Feb 2021, 7:35 AM Feb 26th 2021, 7:35 AM 11,997 Views 17 Comments
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THE HSE MUST urgently prioritise reducing waiting lists and outline a plan to enable hospitals to cope in the coming months heading into next winter, the Irish Hospitals Consultants Association (IHCA) has said.
Recruitment to fill vacant consultant posts and a commitment to increase acute bed capacity will be essential in achieving this goal going forward, the consultants group said.
Student nurses frustrated at last-minute decision to redeploy teaching nurses to help with Covid-19 surge
Clinical placements for most student nurses and midwives – due to start tomorrow – have been suspended. By Gráinne Ní Aodha Sunday 17 Jan 2021, 1:17 PM Jan 17th 2021, 7:59 AM 46,175 Views 56 Comments
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Updated Jan 17th 2021, 1:17 PM
A TRADE UNION has said that some student nurses have been left frustrated and “furious” at a last-minute decision to redeploy student and nurse midwives who are in teaching or supervising roles to help the healthcare sector battle the Covid-19 surge.
Because of this redeployment, unpaid placements for students in Year 1-3 have been suspended for at least two weeks from tomorrow, but placements f
); A fire that s burned continually since March is now raging out of control : Unions question HSE recruitment pledges
Unions and healthcare workers on the ground have said the situation is at breaking point. By Sean Murray Saturday 9 Jan 2021, 6:30 AM Jan 9th 2021, 6:30 AM 58,459 Views 32 Comments
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FOR MUCH OF last 10 months, the HSE has defended claims it could soon be overstretched or overwhelmed.
In October, CEO Paul Reid said the health service was “challenged but not overwhelmed” by the second wave of Covid-19. In the Dáil that same week, the Taoiseach said that the “HSE are very clear that it has the capacity to deal with the current situation”.
Student nurses agree to guarded engagement with review on pay and conditions proposed by government
The INMO said student nurses and midwives had “rightly given a cautious response” to the proposed reviews. By Press Association Wednesday 16 Dec 2020, 9:18 PM Dec 16th 2020, 9:18 PM 8,622 Views 4 Comments
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STUDENT NURSES AND midwives have agreed to engage with the government-proposed, independent reviews of their allowances and conditions, a nursing union has said.
The Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation (INMO) said student nurses were cautiously in favour of “guarded engagement” with the independent reviews.
Health Minister Stephen Donnelly offered two reviews – details of which were finalised today.