Friday, September 3, 2010 Previous editions
AN independent medical expert said a “red flag” should have been raised among medical staff at Our Lady’s Hospital for Sick Children in Crumlin when a boy’s parents had expressed concern that his wrong kidney had been selected for removal.
THE numbers of patients waiting more than 29 days for urgent colonoscopies at the mid-west’s largest hospital “is a cause of serious concern”.
THE country’s economic problems have contributed to the single biggest surge in suicides ever recorded in Ireland, according to a report.
PLANS for a private day care hospital have been given the green light by Limerick City Council.
THE HSE’s decision to cut all acute and emergency surgery services from Our Lady’s Hospital in Navan is part of a wider plan to downgrade the facility, it has been claimed.
ELDERLY residents at Clonakilty Community Hospital have been told to pack up their belongings and move from their long-stay rooms as the HSE plans to close eight beds.
PUBLIC health officials dealing with an outbreak of tuberculosis which has infected 25 children at a Cork school have requested that junior infants due to start school next week be prioritised for vaccination.
AN ORGANISATION is being launched to provide support to the thousands of parents who struggle to cope with the birth of a premature baby every year.
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