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News Update From Rate My Hospital
» Warning that EDs may have to limit hours 24 May 2013
Emergency medicine consultants have warned that staffing shortages in emergency departments from July will lead to longer waits for patients and could force some EDs to stop providing a 24-hour service.
Their representative body has claimed that Ireland's 30 EDs are 'teetering on the...
» Pay deal continues recruitment ban 24 May 2013
The long-standing freeze on recruitment in the health service and the rest of the public sector is to continue, according to the provisions of the new deal on public service pay and reform.
The 'Haddington Road Agreement 2013-2016' as it is called, says to facilitate the necessary cut...
» Alarm over Govt meeting 'big tobacco' 23 May 2013
Health charities have expressed concern about a meeting senior Government ministers held recently with representatives of the tobacco industry.
Health Minister James Reilly did not attend the meeting. He said today he had been aware of the meeting but did not wish to be present at...
» 'Longer winter led to waiting list surge' 22 May 2013
Health Minister James Reilly has said increased pressure on hospital emergency services has led to an upsurge in treatment waiting lists so far this year.
irishhealth.com revealed yesterday that the number of patients waiting longer than six months for hospital...
