More people contracted Covid-19 in hospitals early this year than in all of 2021
St Vincent’s had highest number of hospital-acquired infections in four-month period
Up to 1,000 more Irish people died from Covid than previously recorded - data
Almost 15m excess deaths associated with Covid-19 globally at end of 2021, WHO reports
Limerick hospital capacity sparks Donnelly’s ‘expert team’ request
Overcrowding last week marked by records for the number of patients waiting on trollies
‘There aren’t enough good people out there’: Why can’t the HSE find more staff?
Young staff emigrating and older staff retiring early part of complex chain of problems
‘Mistake’ not to include nursing representative on Covid Advisory Group – INMO
New team to replace Nphet and will advise Government on Ireland’s response to Covid
Return to mandatory mask-wearing would not change trajectory of Covid wave, Taoiseach says
Micheál Martin acknowledges pressure on hospitals but says BA.2 is too transmissible
Should Covid restrictions return? Three doctors share their opinions
Mandatory masks won’t make much difference at this point, says an infectious diseases doctor
Reality of war in Ukraine for Europe and Ireland begins to hit home
Inside Politics: Inflation in Irish economy expected to surge to 8.5%, highest since 1980s
‘Of course we’re worried’: More than 1,000 patients in hospital with Covid-19
Public health officials planning to ‘reboot’ messaging around coronavirus protection
Government comes under criticism in Dáil over health service scandals
Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald accuses Minister for Health of ‘sitting on his hands’
Woman (91) woken and forced to have unprescribed enema in nursing home
Patient was crying and begging for nurse to stop ‘unnecessary’ procedure
Nurses’ union calls for action as trolley count hits two year high
Increase comes as 3,780 new PCR-confirmed cases of COVID-19 are confirmed
More than 34,000 assaults on nurses and doctors since 2015
Nurses disproportionately affected, HSE figures show
Daily overcrowding record at UHL with 95 people awaiting admission
Facility accounted for almost one quarter of the 409 patients counted on trolleys by INMO
Healthcare workers to receive booster Covid-19 shots, Minister confirms
National Immunisation Advisory Committee recommends use of boosters for cohort
Further 2,855 new cases of Covid-19 announced
Niac meets in Dublin to discuss vaccine booster campaign for healthcare workers
Busy children’s hospitals due to respiratory complaints and higher Covid cases
The fear among health staff is that flu plus Covid is going to make for a very difficult winter in our hospitals
No plan to deploy surge capacity despite rise in Covid cases in ICU, as Nphet to meet today
Total of 470 Covid-19 patients in hospital on Sunday night, including 74 in ICU
Overall figure for public health waiting lists reaches more than 910,000
Data shows there were 567,393 on the public outpatient list for the month of September
Sláintecare advisory group have ‘thorough’ meeting with health chiefs
Council sought answers about concerns raised by Magahy and Keane in resignations
Teachers demand to be included in Covid-19 bonus payments
Unions say ‘extraordinary efforts’ of teaching staff during pandemic kept schools running
Health workers need additional recognition for Covid pandemic, says INMO
Extra public holiday would not be of ‘big benefit’ to transport workers, says NBRU
Sláintecare cracks covered over by Covid starting to show through
Magahy and Keane resignations shrouded in mystery but public cares about waiting lists
Vouchers and extra leave among Covid bonus options for public sector
Government focused on rewarding work done across public sector, not just specific areas
Hospital overcrowding at highest point since start of pandemic – INMO
Health service ‘rapidly swinging from a Covid crisis back into an overcrowding crisis’
Are there enough vaccinators for the peak weeks ahead?
As the campaign steps up, pharmacists have yet to administer a single dose
Unions eye talks on further pay agreement next year after €900m ‘holding’ deal
New public service deal, providing 2% pay rise over two years, is overwhelmingly ratified
Proposed new public service pay deal backed by nurses, rejected by doctors
New accord very likely to be formally ratified by public service unions next Tuesday
Siptu and the INTO row in behind new public pay deal
Mid-ranking gardaí and military officers say they were excluded from talks on agreement
HSE has sufficient stock of medical-grade face masks as usage increases from surge
Additional sources for buying the medical-grade masks have been secured, says HSE
Concern and political pressure ever-present in shifting vaccine rollout
Analysis: January’s see-saw experience may mirror rest of year in Ireland and the EU
Biden administration to continue restrictions on travel to US from Ireland
Further 23 deaths and 1,378 new cases of Covid-19 reported in Republic on Sunday
HSE outlines order of Covid-19 vaccination priority for healthcare staff
Dr Colm Henry acknowledges that vaccine rollout has been ‘frustrating’ for staff
Crowded hospitals ‘battling’ to save lives but Ireland is starting to flatten the Covid-19 curve through ‘solidarity’
Nphet reports 77 more deaths as Martin warns of restrictions for six more months
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