Paul Cullen
Irish Times
Dublin, D, Ireland
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Covid app to be decommissioned despite thousands checking statistics
Just 292 Covid cases reported on Monday and 17 deaths occurred in the last week → Read More
Irish patients warned against weight-loss procedure in Turkey after rise in botulism cases
Sixty cases of the life-threatening illness have been linked to a private hospital in Istanbul, says ECDC → Read More
Backlog of 1,500 patients waiting for treatment abroad, report says
Lack of permanent staff a factor in 2½-month delay in processing cross-border treatment applications, says HSE unit → Read More
Ireland recorded excess deaths this winter ‘for at least six weeks’
Flu and pneumonia surges plus continuing Covid cases are factors as deaths last December rose 25% more than expected → Read More
Patient safety: Only three hospitals in Ireland admitting emergency department patients on time, report finds
Interventions to tackle long waits in emergency departments have been ‘potentially ineffective’, Government analysis finds → Read More
New hospital consultant contracts risk replacing one two-tier anomaly with another
Consultants give cold shoulder to public-only contract intended to end system allowing doctors to treat private patients in public hospitals → Read More
Most hospital consultants express reservations about new public-only contract: survey
Government to press ahead with contract worth up to €257,000 from tomorrow despite frosty reception → Read More
Families with parents from ‘sexual minorities’ fare as well as traditional families, study finds
Sexual orientation of parents not an important determinant of children’s development, researchers say → Read More
New HSE chief Bernard Gloster faces a long list of challenges ahead
The man at the helm of the health service will need to tackle issues including long waiting lists, high staff turnover and out-of-date IT systems → Read More
Call to tackle GP crisis by giving medical students more exposure to general practice
More places to train interns could help promote career choice amid acute shortages, report says → Read More
Powerful people will have to ‘give away’ power for Sláintecare to proceed, Oireachtas committee hears
Delivering healthcare plans will require years more of political priority, resource allocation and skilled leadership, according to the director of the Centre for Health Policy → Read More
Seriously ill patients forced to wait extra nine minutes for ambulance as staff shortages bite
Sinn Féin claims Government has ‘chosen’ not to fund service, leading to staff burnout and patient risk → Read More
Baby died after ‘traumatic’ delivery into toilet at Rotunda, inquest hears
Open verdict returned as Dublin maternity hospital admits monitoring policy was not followed ‘to the letter’ → Read More
More than a third of all new drug approvals take longer than two years to complete
Report shows HSE completes just 36% of all applications for drug reimbursement within a year → Read More
Kerry hospital: ‘Gross overcrowding’ sees bed wait of up to nearly four days
Hiqa report on University Hospital Kerry in Tralee says overcrowding and staff shortages pose substantial patient safety risks → Read More
Family of woman who died in childbirth seek reopening of inquest
Consultant David McMurray found guilty of professional misconduct over delay in attending Tracey Campbell Fitzpatrick → Read More
Staying physically active the key to better brain function as you age
Researchers find maintaining exercise through the adult years best for preserving memory → Read More
Frank Feely, former Dublin city manager, dies at 91
The public face of Dublin Corporation for almost two decades, Feely oversaw celebrations for the city’s millennium in 1988 → Read More
Worst of medicine shortage is ‘over’, says Irish boss of EU agency
Emer Cooke says the situation was ‘unique’ and measures are being taken to avoid a repeat next winter → Read More
Hospital delays causing spike in patient deaths, HSE data suggests
Excess deaths among Irish patients in winter period up to January 29th rose to 1,278 → Read More