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Cancelling essential care can't be 'go-to solution' for hospital capacity crisis - say consultants

The Irish public is being urged to use a higher degree of caution over the coming weeks due to the increase in hospitalisations of Covid patients. The Irish Hospital Consultants Association (IHCA) today (Friday March 25) released a statement ...

25 Mar 2022 at 14:07

National News

INMO urges politicians to directly intervene in trolley crisis as over 650 wait for beds

A nurses union is calling for direct ministerial intervention to tackle Ireland's trolley crisis. The call comes as the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation (INMO) records 654 patients waiting on trolleys across the country today ...

23 Mar 2022 at 12:43

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'Extreme concern' at record waiting lists for medical treatment for children

A record 100,089 children are now on some form of the National Treatment Purchase Fund waiting list, the Irish Hospital Consultants Association (IHCA) has revealed. Of those on the waiting list, more than 1 in 3 (34,300) are ...

15 Apr 2022 at 11:38

National News

Watch: 'Rapid increase' of bowel disease warning from hospital consultants

A warning on the risk of a "rapid increase" in Inflammatory Bowel Disease due to growing waiting lists for treatment has been given by the Irish Hospital Consultants Association. A Consultant Gastroenterologist and Acute ...

31 Jan 2022 at 13:44

National News

Reduced capacity expected in outpatient waiting area of Irish hospital as works underway

Reduced capacity is expected in the outpatient waiting area of an Irish hospital as renovation works get underway. Patients of Portiuncula University Hospital (PUH) are being advised of necessary building works taking ...

12 Sept 2022 at 17:48

National News

'Urgent efforts' needed as new report reveals unprecedented strain on Irish hospitals

A safety report on the Irish health system has revealed it is under "unprecedented strain" as the number of patients attending emergency departments (ED) continues to rise. The Health Information and Quality ...

14 Dec 2022 at 15:41

National News

430 patients are waiting for hospital beds this morning

430 patients are waiting for beds in Irish hospitals this morning, according to INMO's trolley watch. 334 patients are waiting in the emergency department and 96 are waiting for beds in wards elsewhere. ...

04 Nov 2021 at 11:52

National News

'Difficult winter ahead' says INMO

The number of patients on trolleys has almost doubled this October when compared to the same period in 2020, according to the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation. The organisation said it has seen ...

01 Nov 2021 at 10:38

National News

Hospital waiting lists growing to 'unacceptable levels' - Irish Hospital Consultants Association

Waiting lists for children to see a hospital consultant have grown to 100,000 with many facing a wait of up to 14 years, according to the Irish Hospital Consultants Association. The association says ...

18 Oct 2021 at 13:52

Arts & Entertainment

Patients at 7 Irish hospitals will receive free books from 'Book Doctors' on Culture Night

Patients at seven Irish hospitals will receive free books from "Book Doctors" as part of Culture Night tomorrow (Friday September 22). The Arts Council will gift over 3,600 books to people in the ...

21 Sept 2023 at 15:33

National News

Irish hospital launches innovative water treatment for common men's health issue

An innovative new treatment for a common men's health issue has been introduced at an Irish hospital. The treatment - which uses water vapour therapy to target and shrink excess prostate tissue ...

16 Aug 2023 at 10:35

National News

Over 100,000 people removed from hospital waiting lists in 2023 did not receive treatment

New data analysed by the Irish Hospital Consultants Association (IHCA) shows that around 105,000 people were removed from hospital waiting lists in 2023 without receiving treatment through a ...

12 Jan 2024 at 19:19

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