Pressure on hospitals eases as virus rates drop, figures show
HSE expects ongoing strain on healthcare system despite sharp decline in infections
Stephen Mulvany
Chief executive of the HSE Stephen Mulvany
Hospitals to experience ‘extreme’ pressure for a number of years, says HSE
Health service chief Stephen Mulvany rejects ‘failure of leadership’ claims over trolley crisis
Hospital overcrowding part of European trend, HSE to tell committee
Conditions in emergency wards unacceptable, senior management to tell Oireachtas health committee
Hospital overcrowding: Is adding more beds really the solution?
Seven-day working weeks, the return of retired GPs, the use of nursing home beds as well as more rehab and social care could all help alleviate the current trolley crisis
Flu season may continue until April, adding to pressure on health service
HSPC is warning of ‘significant’ rise in flu levels over the next month
Hospitals told to implement seven-day working with ‘immediate effect’ to ease overcrowding
Move aims at discharge of patients at weekends at same rate as during week with goal of freeing up beds
Hospital overcrowding: 1,800 patients waited 24 hours or more on trolleys last week
Healthcare staff have been told to make themselves available for weekend work over the coming weeks
HSE never used more than 45% of private hospital capacity during pandemic
Health service owed €35m from cancelled ventilator order, Public Accounts Committee hears
Health service faces significant funding shortfall this year, PAC hears
Solution that will not affect patient care will require ‘serious effort’, committee told
HSE interim director general to be appointed by July 1st
Temporary Tony O’Brien successor likely to be one of three HSE senior executives
HSE executive in charge of running hospitals transferred after less than a year in job
HSE chief financial officer also departs after less than a year in position
Concern grows as strains on mental health policy intensify
Dwindling staff numbers and poor governance have taken their toll on mental health services
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