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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
New Hospital Beds must be prioritised in Revised NDP based on ESRI forecast
40% increase in public acute beds needed by 2040. Long term commitments needed now to ensure future demand is met. Capacity of Emergency Departments must be increased. Responding to the ESRI forecasts projecting a need for up to 8,000 …
Stunning revelations of multiple failures within CHI from 2021 inquiry
CHI must publish internal inquiry immediately. After the Boston report and the HIQA review, it is beyond disgraceful that CHI and Department of Health appear to have been kept in the dark about other damning internal inquiries. NTPF must …
Distressing picture of no clinical oversight and incomplete parental consent at Cappagh & Temple Street
Clinical review process needs to urgently open. Minister must make Dáil statement on Tuesday. 79% of pelvic osteotomy procedures in Cappagh and 60% in Temple street not clinically indicated by reviewer is devastatingly high. Distressing …
Government must act to open 49 drug treatment beds left idle due to funding
49 homeless addiction treatment beds lying empty since October 2024. €35.9m million spent by Government to build 100 beds in the new Dublin Simon Community Health and Addiction Treatment Facility at Ushers Island. Fully operational …
Labour calls for urgent public campaign on HHC vapes
Despite warnings of the risk of serious harm to mental health, HSE confirmed in recent response to a parliamentary question that there are no plans for HHC prevention or awareness raising campaigns. College of Psychiatrists in Ireland warn …
Urgent Action Needed to Ensure Women can Avail of free HRT by June 1st
Another sloppy “announce first, details later” approach from Government Vast majority of pharmacists are saying that they will not sign up to free HRT scheme No information on crucial software update required to administer the scheme …
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