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Here you can find some of the major issues I’ve been working on in national politics and in my role as Labour Spokesperson on Health
HSE asleep at the wheel on Public Only Consultant Contracts
Audit shows POCC has failed to deliver significant increases in evening and weekend activity in public hospitals. HSE and Department of Health’s flawed approach exposed as audit finds key “enabling conditions” such as nursing staff, …
Rotunda stand off over – real conversations on resourcing maternity care must now start
Labour’s health spokesperson Marie Sherlock TD has welcomed the end to the standoff between the Minister for Health and doctors at the Rotunda hospital. “For all the staff of the Rotunda who provide brilliant care and for the women …
Standoff between Board of the Rotunda and Minister for Health must end
Labour Party Health spokesperson and Dublin Central TD Marie Sherlock has said the current debacle between the Rotunda and the Minister and Department of Health must come to an end, and she called for discussions between both sides. Deputy …
Road safety data gap raises serious questions over enforcement and infrastructure decisions – Sherlock
More than 5,500 hospitalised road traffic casualties do not appear in Garda collision statistics Sherlock calls for urgent action to ensure all serious road collisions inform safety planning Labour’s Marie Sherlock TD has called for …
Maternity “choice” must be backed by properly resourced public maternity services
Rotunda dispute highlights serious gaps in maternity care and the operation of the Public Only Consultant Contract Threatening to withdraw funding from the Rotunda over a board decision is over the top and would ultimately hurt the women …
Where is the Government plan for the crisis in step down care? 500 patients stuck in hospital with nowhere to go
Over 500 delayed transfers of care in acute hospital for 23 days across March and April, and again for the last eight days Huge impact on patients themselves and a knock-on impact on admissions waiting times Lack of urgency in Minister’s …
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