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Grave concern over 400-NCHD shortfall
Donal Duffy, IHCA: ‘Serious problems’ By Gary Culliton. The National Council of the IHCA, at its monthly meeting last Saturday, expressed grave concern at the potential shortfall of a further 400...
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Shortages loom in smaller hospitals’ EDs
Cathal Magee: The HSE has acknowledged ED staff shortages By Gary Culliton. A total of 172 NCHD posts remained unfilled as of July 5 and there will be shortages in a number of Emergency Departments...
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Honesty is the best health policy
Dr Mick Molloy Dr Mick Molloy writes that we have to be honest about terms and conditions when recruiting doctors from abroad or we run the risk of damaging our future credibility. The changeover of...
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Contingency plan impact keenly felt
By Gary Culliton The most serious service impact of cutbacks and staff shortages in Dublin North East has occurred in the paediatric service in Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital. There has been a suspension...
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Irish Army considers contracting doctors
By Lloyd Mudiwa. The Medical Corps is examining the possibility of contracting doctors as part of a solution to address staff shortages, Irish Medical Times has learned. “Additionally, the new Central...
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Staff shortage is ‘no excuse’ for transfers
By Pat Kelly. The Inspector of Mental Health Services carried out an unannounced inspection of St Brendan’s Hospital last Christmas over concerns about the transfer of five female residents to a...
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Thousands of children at risk
By Lloyd Mudiwa. Public and community health doctors are “really struggling” to provide even the bare minimum intervention services in some areas owing to serious staff shortages, placing the long-term...
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NCHD shortages persist
Photo by Garo/Phanie / Rex Features By Lloyd Mudiwa. The HSE has identified particular shortages of NCHDs in the specialties of anaesthesia, paediatrics, emergency medicine, psychiatry and surgery,...
View ArticleAssessment of need for autistic patients delayed by staff shortages
While the HSE has invested a significant sum of money in recruitment, the system is still not acquiring much-needed staff in certain areas The post Assessment of need for autistic patients delayed by...
View ArticleStaff shortages ‘a significant threat’ to patient safety
Two-in-five doctors are considering their future in medicine due to impact of low staffing levels More than nine-in-ten doctors in Ireland believe staff shortages present ‘a significant threat’ to...
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