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HSE apologises for payroll issues

The Irish Times 11 Aug 2022

This appears to be the HSE’s way of notifying early-career doctors of the treatment they can expect throughout their careers.

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HSE says monkeypox vaccine supplies are 'low and limited'

RTE 11 Aug 2022

Supplies of vaccine in Ireland to protect people from the monkeypox virus are low and limited according the Health Service Executive (HSE). The HSE says it is continuing to work on a vaccination programme for those most at risk of the infection, including gay, bisexual and other ...

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Heatwave: Temperatures set to reach 30 degrees as HSE advises caution over spending time in sun

The Irish Times 11 Aug 2022

Hot, sunny weather is forecast until Sunday with temperatures ‘returning closer to average’ on Monday ... Highs ... The Health Service Executive (HSE) has warned people to take steps to avoid getting sunburned, which can lead to heat exhaustion or heat stroke ... https.//t.co/HSbxZQt2VR pic.twitter.com/6Ovm9cB14F— HSE Ireland (@HSELive) August 9, 2022 ... .

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HSE chief urges people to get boosted as top-up Covid jabs offered to over-60s

Irish Independent 10 Aug 2022

The HSE’s chief clinical officer has appealed for people to come forward and get vaccinated as the Covid booster programme was extended to people aged 60 and over. From today, people in that age group along with pregnant women can make an appointment through the HSE.

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Heroin most commonly injected drug, HSE syringe analysis project finds

The Irish Times 10 Aug 2022

The Health Service Executive’s (HSE) national drug treatment centre laboratory led a syringe analysis pilot project, the first of its kind carried out in the State ... Prof Eamon Keenan, the HSE’s national clinical lead for addiction services, said he was “pleased” that the project ...

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HSE to take 'no further action' after probe into Kincaidston explosion that destroyed homes

Daily Record 09 Aug 2022

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has not submitted a report to the procurator fiscal or Crown Office after their investigation ... .

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HSE fails most basic test for an employer

The Irish Times 09 Aug 2022

At a bare minimum, HSE staff should have confidence they will be paid on time and in full ... The HSE is already struggling to attract and retain the staff it needs ... The root of the problem is that the HSE has no central payroll system and an archaic structure that tolerates a multiplicity of pay structures across its various operations.

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Irish children with gender dysphoria may still be referred to UK’s Tavistock clinic, HSE says

The Irish Times 09 Aug 2022

‘We will continue to refer while Tavistock is still open’, HSE’s national lead for integrated care says. The HSE’s national lead for integrated care Dr Siobhán Ní Bhriain said the Tavistock Clinic had not been deemed unsafe and if it had been deemed unsafe then it would have been closed immediately.

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HSE defends patient referrals to UK's Tavistock clinic

RTE 09 Aug 2022

Over the past number of years the HSE has been referring Irish patients to the service, with 238 children being referred since 2015 ... The HSE is continuing to refer patients to Tavistock, despite concerns being raised by senior clinicians in Ireland ... National Clinical Director for Integrated Care within the HSE Dr Siobhán Ni Bhriain said.

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Hundreds of children left without orthodontic treatment: HSE report

The Irish Times 09 Aug 2022

`On behalf of the HSE, we apologise to patients and families who were let down by our orthodontic services and experienced interruption in their care ... Hundreds of children in the greater Dublin area were left without orthodontic treatment, sometimes for years, due to “unacceptable” delays in care, according to a HSE report.

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Three safeguarding concerns identified by HIQA referred to HSE last year

RTE 08 Aug 2022

Three safeguarding concerns identified by HIQA inspectors in centres for people with disabilities were referred to the HSE's National Safeguarding Office last year. Of these, one case was referred to gardaí and Tusla because of the nature of the concerns identified ... In 2021, non-compliance in these settings rose to 16.1% ... .

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Revealed: HSE was warned over ‘unsafe’ transgender clinic

Irish Independent 07 Aug 2022

Senior doctors in the National Gender Service (NGS) warned the HSE in 2019 that it would face a wave of patients who would regret medical gender reassignments due to the poor level of care given to Irish children by the Tavistock clinic ... The IEHG said it was for the HSE to ...

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Priceless landmark the HSE is letting rot

Irish Independent 07 Aug 2022

I am asking the minister of state to intervene and get the HSE to show some vision in this matter. It is a shame that the HSE seems to be totally uninterested in furthering the project. To be brutally honest, the HSE is being negligent and must be reined in ... If the HSE ...

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Unquestioned, unproven, unsafe: HSE must learn from Britain’s Tavistock gender clinic debacle, says expert

Irish Independent 07 Aug 2022

In 2009, the HSE began referring Irish children seeking treatment for gender issues to the Gender Identity Development Service (GIDS) run by the Tavistock NHS clinic in London ... The project was supported by Dr Philip Crowley, the HSE’s head of quality improvement.

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Delay in abuse allegation inquiry at HSE-run centre- HIQA

RTE 03 Aug 2022

An investigation into an allegation of abuse at a HSE-run centre for people with disabilities had not commenced when HIQA inspected the facility 11 months later. That is according to an inspection report published by the Health Information and Quality Authority ... Non-compliance with the regulations and standards on 20 inspections. .