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Approval for first National Antimicrobial Action Plan
It is understood that approval has been granted for Ireland’s first National Action Plan on Antimicrobial Resistance 2017-2020. The Plan is due to be published this month (September)…
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IAEM questions Government and HSE commitment as new Trolley Records set
The Irish Association for Emergency Medicine questions the commitment of the government and the HSE to addressing the scandal of ED crowding as yet more new trolley records…
Conference
Safeguarding against Brexit Strategies
As Hospital Professional News was going to press, a seminar hosted in Dublin by the Health Products Regulatory Authority (HPRA) heard that a key priority for its post-Brexit…
General
Daiichi-Sankyo Hospital Team of the Year 2017 Finalists
The finalists have been revealed for the annual Hospital Professional Awards 2017 across 13 different categories. In particular, the Hospital Team of the Year award tends to see…
Innovation
HPRA making plans to deliver health remit
At the end of March this year, the United Kingdom (UK) notified the European Council that it intends to withdraw from the European Union (EU). Together with other…
General
Hospital Professional Awards Finalists Revealed
HPN has announced the shortlist for its annual awards, the Hospital Professional Awards 2017, which recognise and reward those who have contributed most towards the delivery of safe…
Conference
HPRA to host Brexit event
Following the UK’s triggering of Article 50 to leave the European Union, the HPRA, together with medicines agencies in Europe, is making preparations to ensure that they continue…
Innovation
Hospital waiting lists are ‘out of control’
Waiting lists in Ireland’s public hospitals are out of control and will not be brought back to manageable levels unless resources are redirected to increase acute hospital and…
General
Irish patients should have access to Private Hospitals
The Private Hospitals Association(PHA) has said it is perverse that Irish patients waiting on treatment can use private hospitals abroad under a HSE refund scheme but aren’t allowed…
General
Food and nutritional research improves cancer survival rates
Up to 80% of cancer patients unintentionally lose weight which can have a devastating impact on their quality of life reducing their ability to tolerate chemotherapy and leading…
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