Cork University Hospital (CUH)
CUH care being ‘on par’ with other hospitals is not reassuring
The ordinary state of affairs in Irish hospitals is unsafe
Hospital at centre of staffing and funding row faced risk of quarterly €300,000 fines
Cork University Hospital has been under scrutiny in recent months after its chief executive wrote to the HSE raising concerns about patient safety risks
Friction between Cork hospital and HSE region over staffing and spending goes back months
Cork University Hospital is facing €60m deficit but doctors and managers believe recruitment restrictions pose patient safety risk, although this is rejected by Minister
Doctors ask Taoiseach to intervene to secure independent assessment of CUH staffing needs
Micheál Martin also asked to hold Minister for Health to account over ‘the accuracy’ of comments about hospital
Woman (80s) dies from suspected smoke inhalation following fire at her home in east Cork
Woman pronounced dead at scene following fire believed to involve fabric items
Listowel assault investigation expected to be upgraded to murder inquiry after man’s death
Glen Keane (21) was left in a critical condition after being attacked during last month’s racing festival
HSE apologises to graduate nurses offered jobs at Cork University Hospital ‘in error’
Students, who have been working at CUH, called to meeting this week and told emails sent last month regarding provision of staff roles ‘invalid’
Time for a conversation about healthcare
Sláintecare is a noble aspiration, but ignores the reality of the private healthcare system in Ireland
CUH consultants seek independent staffing assessment over patient safety fears
Minister warned of threat to patient safety following ‘years of underfunding’
CUH crisis shows State is at difficult crossroads on healthcare funding
Fine line to be walked between staying within budget and ensuring care of patients is not compromised
Cork University Hospital short more than 1,000 staff, says chief executive
Health Service Executive says hospital operating at a staffing level of 260 above its approved limit as of last month
Motorsport Ireland asked to ‘learn from mistakes’ after rally driver (22) died in flooded stream
Eoin McCarthy died in February 2022 following a crash at the Killarney Forestry Rally in Castleisland, Co Cork
Kerry rally in which driver died ‘should not have taken place’, inquest hears
Family of Eoin McCarthy thank his navigator for his efforts in trying to save their loved one
Wife of man who died by suicide in hospital calls for change in mental health treatment
Nancy Reilly spoke after settling action against HSE over death of husband Mark at Cork University Hospital
Garda to send results of ‘complex’ postmortem to DPP following death of Romanian man in west Cork bar
Investigators hope CCTV footage will show sequence of events prior to man being restrained and falling unconscious
Woman (87) to be sentenced for careless driving causing death of a pensioner
Mary Fehilly was struck by a car as she stood on the pavement in Charleville, Co Cork
Key hospital operating theatre staff at five Irish hospitals to strike tomorrow
Perfusionists operate machinery that performs heart and lung functions during surgery
New trial boosts cancer recovery among women in Ireland
Patients placed on Linking You to Support and Advice programme found to have enjoyed significantly improved quality of life
Scarlett Faulkner’s family await results of final test as life-support decision looms
Limerick woman has been in an induced coma since attack three weeks ago in Birdhill, Co Tipperary
Scarlett Faulkner, critically injured in attack, to have life support switched off, family says
Faulkner was left with critical head injuries after attack outside Birdhill village in Tipperary
Negligence case against GP over gastroenteritis diagnosis is dismissed
Doctor made reasonable diagnosis of 11-year-old, court finds, despite failure to refer her to hospital
Man (24) suffers injuries after jumping from window to escape suspected arson attack in Cork
Gardaí say they are keeping an open mind in relation to the incident
Mentally ill defendant sent to jail due to lack of places in Central Mental Hospital
Judge says Patrick Sibanyoni is ‘deteriorating’ in prison and court is ‘completely hamstrung’ by situation
Any Given Day – Cork University Hospital review: Patient-focused series avoids the usual melodrama
Television: Medical documentary puts positive spin on our health service while patient stories are compelling and honest
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January 11th to 16th highlights: Industry returns; Room to Improve in Raheny; Neven’s in Northumberland; Any Given Day at CUH
Cork and Galway hospitals have ‘persistent’ overcrowding issue, says Minister
Hospital system coped better than initially modelled during the peak of flu on Christmas week
Man (50s) dies in Cork city crash
Single-car incident occurred at a roundabout in the Wilton area on Wednesday
Teenage pedestrian left with serious head injuries after collision with truck
Injured woman transferred to Cork University Hospital after incident at Corbally Road, Limerick
Man who suffered 30 stab and slash wounds in Cork died from bleeding and shock, trial hears
Daniel Hourigan (32) and Linda O’Flynn (32) both deny the murder of Michael Foley in Macroom in 2024
Doctor failed to refer infant later diagnosed with viral meningitis to emergency department, inquiry hears
It was also alleged that Dr Alicia Marton Martinez failed to diagnose testicular torsion in teenage boy
Two arrested after man suffers serious injuries in petrol attack in Co Tipperary
Gardaí say the man (30s) suffered burns to approximately 60 per cent of his body
Teenager who lost both legs in farm accident has one goal: to return home and to school
Féile O’Sullivan’s west Cork community has helped raise more than €650,000 for her since incident in July
Man (20s) dies after single-vehicle collision in Cork
Incident occurred at about 6.50am on M8 in Glanmire
Gang break into Cork house and beat man in front of partner and children
One person is detained over Mayfield incident that left victim’s partner and children traumatised
Man (68) dies in workplace accident in Cork
Incident occurred yesterday afternoon at a family-owned packaging company
Woman dies 11 days after being hit by car
Denise Morey (60) died in Cork University Hospital on Friday
Hospital endoscopy procedures are increasingly being done at weekends
Health service trying to accommodate more patients outside traditional weekday hours
Toddler ‘extremely lucky’ he wasn’t strapped in buggy when struck by rally car 10 years ago
Family of Jamie O’Brien (12) and his sister Megan (17) settle High Court action over crash at Co Kerry rally 10 years ago
Father charged with assaulting baby faked photos of bruises on child, court told
Baby’s grandmother claims child’s father added in bruises to photographs to make it look like five-month-old sustained injuries while in her care
Truck driver who hit and injured father of rugby star Conor Murray had previous driving convictions
Seamus Hanrahan pleaded guilty to careless driving causing serious bodily harm to Gerry Murray after running through a stop sign
Boy (13) settles action over alleged delay in diagnosis of hip condition for €450,000
Settlement against HSE has been reached without admission of liability
Gardaí investigate stabbing on Cork street that leaves man with serious injuries
Man (30s) found lying on Wellington Road after suffering several stab wounds
Tipperary family settles High Court action against HSE over death of father following collision
Patrick Connolly died on December 28th, 2021, five days after his involvement in a road traffic collision
Two men (28 and 31) found dead in separate locations in Cork city
Neither death is being treated as suspicious, with postmortem results awaited to confirm the causes of death
Public hospitals made almost €390m from private patients last year
The public-only consultant contract is likely to result in financial deficits in some hospitals, due to the loss of private income
Coroner pays tribute to Vera Twomey’s ‘Herculean efforts’ to help daughter Ava access medicinal cannabis
Jury recommends national policy be developed in relation to unlicensed medicines
Homeless man found unconscious with head injuries in tent in west Cork
Injured man was in a critically hypothermic condition at Youghals where he had been living rough
Man (50s) dies after being struck by van as it rolled down driveway
The man was visiting a relative in Glanmire when his vehicle started to roll out of the driveway
Family settles action over death of woman (77) allegedly found unresponsive on GP treatment room floor
Mary O’Donoghue had been attending a Mallow GP’s clinic for a routine therapeutic blood-removal procedure
Man (56) dies after being stung by wasps while cutting hedge in Cork
Michael Sheehan is understood to have gone into anaphylactic shock after being stung several times
Living with a brain tumour: ‘I knew something was wrong because the radiographers would not look at me’
People with brain tumours get world-class medical treatment in Ireland – but after that there can be a big gap
Cork hospital apologises to family of man who died after delayed diagnosis
Father-of-one Patrick Murphy (34) died of a ruptured aorta in 2021
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