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Category / HEALTH
18th May, 2021

Former Cork South West TD appointed as Chair of representative body for home care sector

18 May 2021 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Jim Daly appointed Chair of Home and Community Care Ireland Jim Daly, a former FMinister for Mental Health & Older People, has been appointed Chair of Home and Community Care Ireland (HCCI). HCCI is the representative body for private home care providers in Ireland that employ 10,000 carers,... Read More
AREA: WEST CORK, FINE GAEL, HEALTH, NEWS, POLITICS
18th May, 2021

Services at Cork University Hospital still impacted by last week’s national HSE Ransomware hack

18 May 2021 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie The ongoing cyber-attack on the HSE’s IT system is causing significant challenges on CUH’s ability to deliver normal services. Services currently impacted include Radiotherapy Treatment has been cancelled for tomorrow (Wednesday 19th May) An information line for patients attending the radiotherapy services in CUH has been set up... Read More
AREA: SOUTH CORK, HEALTH, NEWS
15th May, 2021

HEALTH: National seminar to support to Ireland’s frontline practitioners

15 May 2021 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie On Tuesday 25th May 2021, the Heart of Frontline Practice collaborative group will hold its second national seminar for Ireland’s frontline practitioners. ‘Reconnecting with the Heart of Frontline Practice 2021’ is a one-day, virtual seminar to provide a safe and nourishing space for frontline practitioners to reflect on the impact of their... Read More
HEALTH, NEWS
11th May, 2021

Continued restrictions at maternity hospitals are misogynistic and cruel

11 May 2021 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie Any change to the rules will be too late for thousands of women, but the suffering for pregnant women and their partners must end today. It’s hard to avoid the conclusion that continued restrictions on partners at maternity hospitals are anything other than misogynistic and cruel, according to... Read More
AREA: WEST CORK, HEALTH, NEWS, POLITICS, SOCIAL DEMOCRATS
9th May, 2021

FERMOY: Real time detection of COVID-19 in water and wastewater using Artificial Intelligence

9 May 2021 By Mary Bermingham mary@TheCork.ie DeepVerge (LSE:DVRG.L), announces the expansion of the data and technology division, Rinocloud, into Moorepark Technology Centre in Fermoy, Cork, Ireland. The facility includes laboratory and engineering production units that will establish a European centre of excellence for real-time detection of multiple dangerous pathogens, including SARS-CoV-2, in water and... Read More
AREA: NORTH CORK, BUSINESS, HEALTH, NEWS
4th May, 2021

Community Assessment Hubs demonstrate importance of community healthcare – Burke

4 May 2021 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie Community Assessment Hubs opened to treat people with confirmed or suspected Covid-19 demonstrate the importance and of community care with more than 12,000 appointments attended, a Fine Gael TD has said. Deputy Colm Burke, Fine Gael’s spokesperson on Health, has praised the efforts of frontline healthcare workers who... Read More
AREA: NORTH CORK, FINE GAEL, HEALTH, NEWS, POLITICS
2nd May, 2021

New ‘Patient Advocacy Service’ will listen to complaints about care in a HSE funded public acute hospital

2 May 2021 By Tom Collins tom@TheCork.ie A newly established Patient Advocacy Service is offering support to people in the Cork area who want to make a complaint about the care they have received in a public hospital. The Patient Advocacy Service provides free, independent and confidential information and support to people making a formal... Read More
AREA: CORK CITY, AREA: SOUTH CORK, HEALTH, NEWS
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