Dr Ruairi Hanley, a GP and spokesman for the campaign group, claimed the threat to the Co Meath hospital had never been greater from “morons within the HSE” who were “plotting every day how to nail Navan hospital”, having already…
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Protest held over Navan hospital cuts
About 7,000 people attended a lunchtime rally in Co Meath today to protest against cuts to services at Our Lady’s Hospital in Navan. Speaking at the rally, Sinn Féin TD Peadar Toibín, chairman of the Save Navan Hospital campaign, called…
Beds reduction proposed for Meath and Louth hospitals
BED NUMBERS will be reduced and services curtailed in hospitals in counties Louth and Meath under cost-saving proposals drawn up by the Health Service Executive. The details are contained in a confidential memo that outlines proposed cuts to Louth County…
Hospitals monitored over concerns
THE STATE’S health service quality watchdog is monitoring hospitals in the midwest and northeast although it has not launched a formal investigation, its chief executive has said. Tracey Cooper said the Health Information and Quality Authority (Hiqa) received concerns about…
Surgery at Navan hospital to resume
GENERAL SURGERY services at Our Lady’s Hospital in Navan are to be reinstated from today. (Times) >
Moves to cut numbers on hospital trolleys under way
Funding of €725,710 will be provided for a range of measures to tackle the lengthy waiting times for patients on trolleys at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda. Measures agreed with the hospital to reduce trolley waiting times include the opening…
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No surgical negligence found at Navan
[From Irish Times] A REVIEW of four cases of keyhole gall bladder surgery carried out at a Navan hospital found no surgical negligence but recommended that more robust record keeping and communications arrangements are put in place. The independent report…
Navan’s 24-hour A&E at risk under cost-cutting plans
A NEW round of cost-cutting proposals, including the closure of 24-hour emergency services at Navan hospital and reducing the opening hours of the minor injuries unit at Dundalk hospital, are being examined by the Health Service Executive. In a confidential…
